This indictment surely must cover the financial secretary and the chief secretary and the chief executive. This therefore questions the suitability and capability of Leung Chun-ying, John Tsang Chun-wah and Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor for the post of chief executive in 2017.
However, I think Donald Tsang is also attempting to polish his own legacy. It should be remembered that many of these massive infrastructure projects were given the go-ahead under his guidance.
The civil engineering problems causing the delays and cost over-runs on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, the express rail link, and the Shek Kwu Chau incinerator are in part because his administration pushed ahead on these projects before carrying out thorough geotechnical and engineering feasibility studies.
Jake van der Kamp has pointed out many times in his columns that in economic terms these projects are a huge waste of public money, even before the seemingly out of control cost over-runs. These massive public funds would have been far better spent on establishing a proper provident fund for the people who give their working lives to make Hong Kong a success.