Outgoing Finance Committee chairman Ng Leung-sing rates himself highly
Despite vote of no confidence and protests, Finance Committee chairman has no regrets
Ng Leung-sing gave himself a pass mark yesterday for his chairmanship of the Finance Committee, but he didn't get much support from other lawmakers.
Out of 100 marks, Ng rated his performance over the past year at "60 to 80" per cent. And while he added that he would not apply to be chairman again in October, he did not rule out running for the position in the future.
That's despite Ng having a motion of no confidence tabled against him amid accusations he broke rules to force through funding for a controversial project.
He hit the headlines after he appeared to breach procedural rules by rushing through a vote on HK$340 million of funding for new towns in the northeastern New Territories, leading to an outcry and vilification by activists and villagers.
Yesterday, at the committee's end-of-session press conference, Ng described the confidence vote as "a fuss over nothing" and said he had no regrets about his handling of the application.
Democrat Emily Lau Wai-hing, the deputy chairwoman of the committee, was less generous in her assessment of Ng's work.
"You have lost your honour due to your own faults," Lau said. "I hope the next chairman will maintain the dignity of the Finance Committee."