Education chief is dodging his responsibilities
Eddie Ng Hak-kim believes blame for policy failures should be shouldered by the whole government, but he couldn’t be more wrong
People should always take responsibility for what they do. A chef is responsible for the quality of his dishes, even if the restaurant is ultimately liable. I may be a lowly hack, but I am still fully accountable for what I write.
This is especially so when you are high up in the hierarchy of an organisation. When you are a minister with a policy portfolio, you can’t say the whole government is responsible for your failure. That is why I find a statement from Secretary for Education Eddie Ng Hak-kim extraordinary. He was responding to perceived criticism by his former boss Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who is running for chief executive.