MTR Report Aims To Avoid Responsibility: Lawmakers

Two opposition lawmakers slammed the MTR over its report about To Kwa Wan Station scandal, saying the rail operator is still not showing any accountability.

The report was prepared by the rail operator after the government demanded an explanation about shoddy construction work linked to the planned Shatin-Central Link.

Civic Party lawmaker Tanya Chan said the railway company fails to reveal who should be held responsible or whether any laws have been violated over the irregularities.

She said the 20-page report does mention some names but fails to say who did the wall restructuring and on whose orders they did it. "All this information is missing from this report," Chan said.

Hong Kong First lawmaker Claudia Mo said the report showed that MTR has serious problems when it comes to monitoring construction projects.

She said it shows there is a lot of loopholes that would allow the company from pinning the blame on anyone, Mo said.