Liberal Party names Kwok Cheuk-kin over suspected abuse of public housing; Tommy Cheung proposes “informant fees” to encourage reporting of neighbours
自由黨點名郭卓堅涉濫用公屋 張宇人倡設「線人費」鼓勵舉報鄰居
Ta Kung Pao recently reported on its front page that Kwok Cheuk-kin, known as the “King of Cheung Chau judicial reviews”, was suspected of occupying a public-housing flat in Yau Tong and abusing public-housing resources. At a Legislative Council committee meeting, Liberal Party lawmaker Lee Chun-keung named Kwok and asked how the authorities would follow up. Liberal Party chairman Tommy Cheung also suggested that the authorities could in future emulate the police’s “informant fees” to encourage neighbours to report one another, thereby eliminating abuse. Secretary for Housing Winnie Ho said every complaint case would be “seriously handled and seriously investigated”; the relevant departments had obtained “key information” and “good material”, and had also “talked things through and reached an understanding” with the other party.
《大公報》 日前在頭版刊登有「長洲覆核王」之稱的郭卓堅涉嫌霸佔油塘公屋和濫用公屋資源。立法會一個委員會上，自由黨李鎮強點名郭卓堅，問當局如何跟進。自由黨主席張宇人亦建議，將來可仿效警方「線人費」，鼓勵鄰居間舉報，從而杜絕濫用。房屋局局長何永賢表示，每個投訴個案都會「認真做認真查」，相關部門已掌握「關鍵資料」和「好材料」，亦與對方「傾咗夾咗」。