Alice Tai Yuen-Ying

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A good week for ... , January 20, 2013

20 Jan 2013

Ben Affleck

2:07AM

Ex-Ombudsman Alice Tai to head body to handle school disputes

16 Jan 2013

Outspoken former ombudsman Alice Tai Yuen-ying is set to return to the spotlight with the government appointing her to head a panel to resolve education disputes.

As Ombudsman, Tai was a...

3:45AM

Watchdog criticises housing officials

2 Nov 2007

Ombudsman Alice Tai Yuen-ying has criticised housing officials for failing to fully inform homebuyers of Housing Authority flats over their obligations to maintain a slope.

The...

9:41AM

Watchdog opens probe of flat owners' 'water torture'

6 Jul 2007

The ombudsman has launched an investigation into how the government handles complaints about water seepage in private buildings.

The decision came after about 21,000 complaints were...

1:40PM

Water bills to be focus of probe

23 Mar 2007

The Ombudsman is to investigate reports of mass overcharging for water following media reports and complaints to her office.

11:04PM

Mid-Levels density rule to be reviewed

27 Aug 2004

Implementation of a 32-year-old restriction on the density of buildings in Mid-Levels is to be investigated by the Ombudsman after complaints that it is applied arbitrarily.

2:29PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

1:26AM

Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

To all Complainers, keep up the good work

We are not sure if Alice Tai Yuen-ying (below) was serious or just had a delicious sense of irony when her office gave this year's Ombudsman awards to the Leisure and Cultural Services, Housing...

1:26PM

Corner the spendthrifts

As Hong Kong is no longer flush with funds, a strict policy of 'waste not, want not' needs to be applied to government departments.

1:53PM

Shopper alice in wonderland

Ombudsman Alice Tai Yuen-ying - who has had her term renewed for another five years - recently disclosed something alarming about herself during a casual chat with reporters.

11:24AM

Why complainers deserve a hearing

As we in Hong Kong worry about our economic woes, wring our hands over the political crisis and ponder on ways to lead the city to a better future, it is reassuring to note that there is one thing...

2:31AM

Missing patients prompt inquiry

The Ombudsman has launched an investigation into cases of patients going missing at public hospitals, after two who disappeared from wards later turned up dead.

2:58PM