Parties should commit to ending the cycle of rushed outsourcing, neglectful oversight practices and inadequate transparency.
It is the ultimate overseer of the financial system, the institution that is supposed to be looking out for signs of dangerous speculation and inadequate transparency.
Inadequate transparency, risks of abuse and corruption, and political interference.
The discontentment of parents and the teaching force, high teacher turnover rates, inadequate financial transparency of some voucher kindergartens, and the declining participation in the PEVS, have worried many about the sustainable development of ECE in Hong Kong.
That said, the industry has not helped itself with its inadequate performance standards, transparency and communication.
It made a series of recommendations to address concerns about conflicts of interest in governance, lack of transparency, inadequate oversight and the dangers of rapid conversion of secondary schools.
Mr Laidlaw said his report had found "a lack of transparency, inadequate planning and preparation, as well as a complex and confusing organisational structure with weak quality assurance and insufficient governance oversight".
He said on Thursday his report had revealed "a lack of transparency, inadequate planning and preparation, as well as a complex and confusing organisational structure with weak quality assurance and insufficient governance oversight".
His department has been accused of having weak management, ineffective control and poor governance; a fortress mentality, a "good news" reporting culture, a lack of transparency, inadequate financial control, and ineffective oversight.
However, the findings show that the performance of SLAs in Malawi were affected by various factors including lack of clear guidelines, non-revised prices, late payment of bills, lack of transparency, poor communication, inadequate human and material resources, and lack of systems to monitor performance of SLAs, amongst others.
The Times-Tribune notes that this number is not comprehensive; an exhaustive analysis was made impossible by DEP's lack of transparency, poor record keeping, potentially inadequate testing procedures, and lack of cooperation with the investigation.
