SFST convenes first meeting of Task Force on Review of Government Procurement Regime (with photos)

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The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, convened the first meeting of the Task Force on Review of Government Procurement Regime today (August 21) to follow up on the incident regarding the Government's procurement of bottled drinking water. Utilising a cross-bureau and cross-departmental approach, the Task Force will review the existing Government procurement regime and procedures arising from the recent incident on the Government's procurement of bottled drinking water to perform its gatekeeping role effectively and remedy deficiencies.

The Task Force is chaired by Mr Hui, with members that include the Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), Mr Andrew Lai; the Director of Government Logistics, Mr Carlson Chan; and representatives from the Civil Service Bureau, the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the Development Bureau and the Department of Justice.

The meeting established the direction and scope of the review, and identified certain areas of oversight or deficiencies at the organisational, systemic and implementation levels. In addition, the meeting discussed various improvement proposals.

The Task Force also set a timetable for the upcoming work with a view to putting forward a review report on the preliminary recommendations available after three months.

Mr Hui said, "In order to enhance the tendering and procurement procedures at the earliest time, in the interim, we have plans to put forward ready-to-implement proposals on major areas such as due diligence, tender requirements, contract management and quality assurance to enhance gatekeeping at different aspects and remedy deficiencies."

Ends/Thursday, August 21, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:04

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The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui (centre), chairs the first meeting of the Task Force on Review of Government Procurement Regime today (August 21) to review the existing Government procurement regime together with representatives from the Civil Service Bureau, the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the Development Bureau and the Department of Justice. Next to Mr Hui are the Permanent Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury), Mr Andrew Lai (third right), and the Director of Government Logistics, Mr Carlson Chan (third left).