A government auditor is looking at the controversy surrounding a Cheung Kong (Holdings) project.
The Audit Commission opened a file on the former Marine Police headquarters after the South China Morning Post reported a 1,310 square metre discrepancy in floor space between a pre-tender estimate and the actual space available to Cheung Kong after winning the project.
Calling it a case of public interest, the commission will contact land officials for information on the 1881 Heritage development.
Edmond Chan Hei-shing, senior auditor, said: 'We don't rule out that inaccuracy in tender information may affect tendering results.'
Although he said it was too early to decide whether there would be an investigation, Secretary for Development Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is likely to face a hostile legislature, possibly from members of the pan-democrat camp, in two weeks.
Democratic Party legislator Lee Wing-tat said the party would use party chief Albert Ho Chun-yan's time slot for asking questions on December 8 to demand an answer from the government.
The government did not survey the exact size of the former Marine Police headquarters when the property was sold to Li Ka-shing's flagship company Cheung Kong in 2003.
