Opinion | Franklin Lam should not be government adviser
Albert Cheng says Franklin Lam, whose recent flat sales have raised eyebrows, should not have been appointed to the Executive Council
Since taking office, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has been facing a credibility crisis and an endless string of scandals. As a result, he is the least credible chief executive since the handover.
First, the exposé that his Peak home had unauthorised structures bankrupted his credibility. He had pledged to give a full account of the matter after a professional team completed its investigation into the breaches.
But four months on, Leung has yet to deliver what he promised. He seems to be suffering from short-term memory loss and there's been no word about the investigation.
Fortunately, there is some justice in this world. Two politically accountable senior officials in charge of land development and planning were caught in a web of scandals. Mak Chai-kwong lasted only 12 days as secretary for development after allegations surfaced about a cross-leasing scam to defraud the government by claiming housing allowance.
He was replaced by Paul Chan Mo-po, who was soon embroiled in his own credibility crisis when he was found to own flats that were illegally subdivided.
After that scandal, he was accused of driving soon after drinking beer at a family lunch last month. His irresponsible actions have dented the administration's credibility, go against government policy and Chan has humiliated himself as well as the administration in the process. Chan doesn't have a shred of credibility left. He should resign.