Secretary Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan introduced a new two-tier accountability system for Hong Kong's civil service. This empowers an independent statutory body to investigate systemic management problems.

Kudos to the Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan for introducing a two-tier civil service accountability system. This will include giving an independent statutory body, the Public Service Commission, powers to investigate “widespread, repetitive and systemic” management problems, while department heads can investigate problems involving rank-and-file officers. To many, the revamp of the civil service accountability system is long overdue. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has....