These incidents were seen by many to be due to a lack of effective central co-ordination,arising from fragmentation of responsibilities for public health matters among different agencies within Government and the Provisional Municipal Councils.

• 很多人认为发生这些事件，是由于公众卫生事务分由两个临时市政局和多个不同政府部门处理，职权过于分散，欠缺有效的中央统筹。