Tai Yuen-Ying

Departments cannot outsource responsibility, says ombudsman

2 Sep 2005

The ombudsman yesterday warned government departments not to assume that their statutory responsibilities can be outsourced along with services.

11:29PM

Get serious over illegal structures, says ombudsman

27 Aug 2004

Lands and Buildings departments not co-operating on enforcing law: official

2:29PM

Gripes over government services on the increase

1 Jul 2004

The number of complaints against government departments rose by 6 per cent in the last tax year and jumped 25 per cent on the previous year, figures revealed yesterday.

5:05AM

Corner the spendthrifts

27 Mar 2004

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

Her own woman

18 Mar 2004

Pride of place in the office of Ombudsman Alice Tai Yuen-ying is given to a little black pig. It sits on the coffee-table, elevated by a platform, waiting to be presented to a reluctant recipient...

12:28PM

Shopper alice in wonderland

13 Mar 2004

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

Opinion

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

5:37PM

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

Discontent is making the public see red

Complaints against the government are rising, Ombudsman's report reveals

Complaints against the government have surged amid growing public discontent, the Ombudsman says.

12:09AM

Culture of complaint

As a body responsible for redressing grievances arising from maladministration, the Ombudsman is supposed to keep government departments on their toes so they will not abuse their powers.

6:02AM

Environmental hygiene officials were less than candid with inquiry, says Ombudsman

Officials have been accused of providing half-truths to an Ombudsman's inquiry into measures aimed at preventing thefts from coffins at crematoriums.

11:03AM

Ombudsman urges step-by-step change

The refusal of the Ombudsman to set a date to make her office independent of the administration disappointed legislators yesterday.

4:40PM

Ombudsman says inquiry into husband's department is 'just another investigation'

Ombudsman Alice Tai Yuen-ying yesterday launched an investigation into her husband's government department, but insists she will not be doing him any favours.

9:55AM

Wrong choice

Within the Government's own terms of reference, the office of Ombudsman is defined as 'an independent authority which provides a channel for investigation of public complaints against...

1:02PM