Baptist University boss spars with Ko Wing-man over school site
Baptist University's claim it filed a proposal in 2009 for site near its campus is rejected by health secretary, who says the plot is fair game
The row between the government and the Baptist University over the rezoning of a school site escalated yesterday as the health chief waded into the debate.
Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man rejected the university's claim it had submitted a proposal as early as 2009 for developing a Chinese medical hospital on the site next to its Kowloon Tong campus.
He said any site dedicated for such use should be opened for tender.
"I don't think a public institute would not know that [applying for the site] would require formal procedures," Ko said yesterday.
"Even if the Chinese Medicine Council agrees that there's a demand for the hospital and the government provides the land, the site should be opened for universities to bid [on]."
Even if the Chinese Medicine Council agrees that there's a demand for the hospital and the government provides the land, the site should be opened for universities to bid [on]
Ko was responding to a statement released by Baptist University on Monday, which rebutted the Development Bureau's response - in a statement released the same evening - to papers submitted by the university to Kowloon City District Council and the Legislative Council last month.