The executive head of the West Kowloon arts hub, Angus Cheng Siu-chuen, quit on Tuesday for personal reasons, a week after taking up his new job.
The departure of Mr Cheng, whose background as a Disneyland designer had prompted questions about his suitability as head of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, raised more issues.
Lawmaker Alan Leong Kah-kit said the the authority's board should review its approach. 'It's illogical to hire the executive director before the CEO, who is the brain and has the final say,' he said. 'It would be wasting his time if what he has done could be overruled when the CEO arrives later this year.
'The incident sends a powerful signal to Chief Secretary Henry Tang [Ying-yen] and his team that the way they have gone about the arts hub is not correct. But it provides us an opportunity to get it right.'
Many board members said they were surprised because they had not had a chance to meet the newly appointed head.
The authority announced Mr Cheng's resignation last night, saying it respected his decision, and thanking him. An authority spokeswoman said a new recruitment process for the post would begin as soon as possible.
