Hong Kong lawmakers have demanded tighter scrutiny over a government proposal to fund the HK$377.3 million redevelopment project of the scandal-hit Hong Kong Student Aid Society.
Residents and former staff of the NGO’s child care facilities recently alleged severe staffing shortages, high employee turnover and an inadequate food budget that reportedly left them with just HK$250 (US$32) to feed 10 people with two meals a day.
The NGO denied the allegations and in late October filed for an injunction in the High Court against three former employees, seeking to bar them from leaking or destroying confidential data, compel them to surrender relevant files and devices and disclose the names and chat histories of any journalists they had contacted.