#Rumour
Paper Over the Cracks: Civil servants Pushed to Buy Masks for Government
On an online platform, government staff revealed that they were pushed to buy masks for the government online. In normal cases, the Government Logistics Department is to be responsible for supporting other departments in areas of procurement and supplies. However, according to the report, other civil servants, even senior officials like Senior Engineers (SE) and Chief Engineers (CE), were drafted in to purchase masks online.
They were now assigned a target number of masks and were asked to search for sources online themselves, while transactions were restricted to be below $5000 and in accordance with standards of Correctional Services Institutes. However, the statement pointed out that under the preexisting Stores and Procurement Regulations, it will be illegal to do so as it forces staff to make repeated purchases. Despite higher officials’ best efforts to appease the staff, many public servants voiced their discontent for being forced to commit illicit acts. “You haven’t been using your brain. How come you still can’t use it now?”
#Feb14 #FailedState #IllicitActs #HKSARG
Paper Over the Cracks: Civil servants Pushed to Buy Masks for Government
On an online platform, government staff revealed that they were pushed to buy masks for the government online. In normal cases, the Government Logistics Department is to be responsible for supporting other departments in areas of procurement and supplies. However, according to the report, other civil servants, even senior officials like Senior Engineers (SE) and Chief Engineers (CE), were drafted in to purchase masks online.
They were now assigned a target number of masks and were asked to search for sources online themselves, while transactions were restricted to be below $5000 and in accordance with standards of Correctional Services Institutes. However, the statement pointed out that under the preexisting Stores and Procurement Regulations, it will be illegal to do so as it forces staff to make repeated purchases. Despite higher officials’ best efforts to appease the staff, many public servants voiced their discontent for being forced to commit illicit acts. “You haven’t been using your brain. How come you still can’t use it now?”
#Feb14 #FailedState #IllicitActs #HKSARG