that four senior government officials--including his former boss Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Elizabeth Tse and Financial Secretary John Tsang--told him to award the ILSP contract to iProA where a large number of members are associated with the pro-government DAB (Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong).

Godfrey also slammed the appointment of two program implementers--iProA and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service--in different districts as not in the best interest of the low-income families.