LEGISLATORS yesterday asked why the police force had hired an accountancy firm to help with a major review of its management.
Legislative Council security panel convenor Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee said she could not see how the expertise of an accountancy firm could help the review.
''Why didn't we seek advice from the FBI or Scotland Yard? They are the experts of police management,'' Mrs Chow said. Her Liberal Party colleague, Steven Poon Kwok-lim, asked whether the police were passing the buck to an outsider.
''I have dealt with this company before; I don't think they have the expertise,'' he said.
''Their knowledge about police management is close to none.
''It makes me wonder if the police are merely finding an outsider to say the things they want to say.'' Other legislators asked whether the police had pre-empted the whole exercise, spelling out prematurely that no drastic changes would be made.