Plans to privatise government departments have not been scaled down, the Secretary for Civil Service said yesterday.
Speaking at a post-Policy Address briefing to legislators, Lam Woon-kwong said officials had set priorities for how to implement the idea.
Speculation that plans had been scaled down emerged after the Chief Executive announced in the Policy Address that the Government would concentrate on corporatising the estate management work of the Housing Department.
Democrat legislator Cheung Man-kwong said Mr Tung's remarks contradicted those made by the Financial Secretary in his Budget.
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen said then that the target was to identify two potential departments for corporatisation by next year.
Mr Lam argued there was no difference between the remarks made by Mr Tsang and Mr Tung. The target of corporatisation had not been abandoned.