Maggie Ho reports
The Secretary for Transport and Housing, Anthony Cheung, will be among government officials and overseas experts who will give evidence before the independent commission looking into the lead contamination in tap water at several public housing estates..
The inquiry, which begins its official hearing on November 2, will also hear from the director of housing and head of the Water Supplies Department.
The overseas experts sought by the inquiry include a neurologist from Harvard University, an engineer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an expert on drinking water quality from the World Health Organization.
The inquiry has also accepted three affected residents' application to join the proceedings. Their lawyer, senior counsel Martin Lee, had asked for their legal costs to be shouldered by the government. But the request was turned down.
The commission is headed by High Court judge Mr Justice Andrew Chan and a former Ombudsman Alan Lai as member. It will try to identify the cause of the contamination, both in public and private flats, and make recommendations. But it will not pinpoint any criminal or civil liability.
The commission is expected to submit its findings to the Chief Executive in nine months' time.
The inquiry, which begins its official hearing on November 2, will also hear from the director of housing and head of the Water Supplies Department.
The overseas experts sought by the inquiry include a neurologist from Harvard University, an engineer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an expert on drinking water quality from the World Health Organization.
The inquiry has also accepted three affected residents' application to join the proceedings. Their lawyer, senior counsel Martin Lee, had asked for their legal costs to be shouldered by the government. But the request was turned down.
The commission is headed by High Court judge Mr Justice Andrew Chan and a former Ombudsman Alan Lai as member. It will try to identify the cause of the contamination, both in public and private flats, and make recommendations. But it will not pinpoint any criminal or civil liability.
The commission is expected to submit its findings to the Chief Executive in nine months' time.
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