Hong Kong lawmakers call for wider investigation into hospital lift scandal

The Hong Kong government is facing mounting pressure to launch a second-tier accountability investigation into department heads over the Queen Mary Hospital lift scandal, but the development minister has said such a probe would be considered only if wider systemic problems emerged.

Following the release of an investigation report on Thursday, lawmakers at Friday’s meeting of the Legislative Council’s development panel questioned why disclosure had been delayed.

They noted that authorities had known about unauthorised hacking work in the lift shafts since 2024 and that calls to make the problems public had gone unheeded for five months after the Development Bureau learned of them in April.