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Hong Kong's development minister, Bernadette Linn, has committed to publicly account for her bureau's oversight regarding faulty lifts at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block. During a television interview on Saturday, she outlined plans to provide detailed information about the issues and their timeline in an upcoming report to the chief executive, which will then be made public. However, Linn did not confirm whether she would use the recently introduced Heads of Departments Accountability System to further investigate this incident.

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Bernadette Linn, Hong Kong's development minister, has promised to provide a public account regarding faulty lifts at Queen Mary Hospital's new block. She stated that her bureau will detail why these issues occurred and when they were identified or should have been identified in a report submitted to the chief executive. However, she avoided confirming if the newly introduced Heads of Departments Accountability System would be used to investigate this incident. This system was announced last year as part of measures to hold department heads accountable for overseeing public projects effectively. Linn mentioned that an initial investigation phase has already commenced but did not specify further actions related to accountability.

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“While both articles are related to the faulty lift issue at Queen Mary Hospital, they describe different aspects and times of the incident: one about appealing a sentence for an engineer, and another about a minister's pledge for public account.”

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“While both articles discuss faulty lifts at Queen Mary Hospital, ARTICLE A covers the sentencing of an engineer for submitting misleading documents and improperly issuing safety certificates, while ARTICLE B discusses a minister's pledge to give a public account about the oversight of the lift installations.”

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🔮 But development chief Bernadette Linn stops short of confirming whether new accountability system for department heads will be invoked Hong Kong’s development minister has pledged to give a public account of whether her bureau failed to properly oversee faulty lift installations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, but stopped short of confirming if a new accountability system for heads of departments would be invoked to probe the saga.

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But development chief Bernadette Linn stops short of confirming whether new accountability system for department heads will be invoked Hong Kong’s development minister has pledged to give a public account of whether her bureau failed to properly oversee faulty lift installations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, but stopped short of confirming if a new accountability system for heads of departments would be invoked to probe the saga.

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🔮 But development chief Bernadette Linn stops short of confirming whether new accountability system for department heads will be invoked Hong Kong’s development minister has pledged to give a public account of whether her bureau failed to properly oversee faulty lift installations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, but stopped short of confirming if a new accountability system for heads of departments would be invoked to probe the saga.

2026-09-26 · South China Morning Post

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Hong Kong minister pledges public account on faulty lifts at Queen Mary Hospital asserted

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But development chief Bernadette Linn stops short of confirming whether new accountability system for department heads will be invoked Hong Kong’s development minister has pledged to give a public account of whether her bureau failed to properly oversee faulty lift installations at Queen Mary Hospital’s new block, but stopped short of confirming if a new accountability system for heads of departments would be invoked to probe the saga. asserted

system → stop → saga

“Why did those issues occur with the lifts? asserted

issues → occur → lifts

When were those problems identified, or why have they not been identified yet? asserted

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All of this will be detailed in the coming report we will submit to the chief executive, which will subsequently be disclosed to the public as well,” she told a television programme on Saturday. asserted

she → detail → Saturday

But Linn stopped short of saying whether she would invoke the Heads of Departments Accountability System, unveiled in last year’s policy address, to investigate the lift incident, stressing the first phase of the follow-up investigation had already begun. asserted

phase → stop → investigation

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