But the critics question whether his inquiry will have teeth
A government-led investigation into the Sars outbreak was launched yesterday amid mounting pressure to establish whether the biggest medical disaster in Hong Kong's modern history has been handled properly.
Outlining the inquiry in the Legislative Council, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa said he had asked Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food Yeoh Eng-kiong to appoint local, mainland and overseas experts to form a review committee to look into the outbreak.
The committee will examine Hong Kong's health-care system, including the operations of the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority, and make recommendations on how similar crises should be handled in the future.
Facing calls for senior officials to be held accountable for the handling of the outbreak that started in early March and which has so far infected 1,703 people and killed 234, Mr Tung stressed that the investigation would 'target the issues but not individuals'.
Mr Tung ordered the investigation just a day after the Legco health services panel passed a motion calling for the establishment of a select committee to carry out an inquiry.
