Appointment of supervisory committee to conduct investigation upon District Council Member's conviction
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The Chairman and three members of the YLDC, pursuant to the District Councils Ordinance (Cap. 547) (the Ordinance), initiated on September 14 an investigation into Mr Sei. In accordance with the Ordinance and the performance monitoring system of DC Members, the SHYA appointed a supervisory committee to conduct the investigation, and the five committee members are Dr Bunny Chan Chung-bun, Ms Lam Chui-ling, Ms Deannie Yew Yat-wa, Ms Lee Ching-har and Dr Michael Liu Tsz-chung. The supervisory committee will establish whether the facts on which the allegation was based are true; give its opinion on whether the established facts constitute grounds for imposing sanction under the Ordinance; and, if there is ground for imposing sanction, give its opinion on the appropriate sanction to be imposed on the DC Member concerned. After completing the investigation, the supervisory committee will submit a report to the SHYA for consideration. The SHYA will make a decision after considering the report, and announce such decision in due course.
The SHYA, Miss Alice Mak, said, "The Government places strong emphasis on the conduct and integrity of DC Members, therefore the Performance Monitoring Guidelines for DC Members expressly specify that DC Members should at all times and in every respect conduct themselves in a manner which is in line with public expectations, and commensurate with the reputation of the DC and its members. The performance monitoring system of DC Members empowers the investigation and sanction upon DC Members' misconduct, so as to ensure that every DC Member upholds their duties faithfully to serve the people."
Miss Mak continued, "The five members of the supervisory committee include one person who is not a DC Member and four DC Members from districts other than Yuen Long. They have diverse backgrounds and rich district experience. The supervisory committee will handle the investigation in a robust, fair, just, impartial, independent and objective manner in accordance with the established mechanism."
In order to avoid impacting the impartiality of the supervisory committee's investigation, the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau will not comment on the case during the supervisory committee's investigation.
Ends/Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Issued at HKT 18:45
Issued at HKT 18:45
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