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The Report of the Director of Audit on the Accounts of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the year ended March 31, 2007, and Report No 49 of the Director of Audit on the results of value for money audits completed between March and September 2007 were tabled in the Legislative Council this morning (November 28).
The Report on the Government Accounts provides an overall assurance that the financial statements properly present the assets and liabilities of the Government as at March 31, 2007, and the receipts and payments for the year then ended.
Value for money audit is an examination of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which any bureau of the Government Secretariat, department, agency and other public body has discharged its functions. Report No 49 of the Director of Audit covers a variety of subjects on the administration of government programmes and provisions of public services.
Report No 49 comprises the following 12 chapters:
Chapter Subject
1 Administration of leased-out non-domestic
government properties
2 Administration of the Hongkong Post
Certification Authority
3 Allocation and management of disciplined
services quarters
4 Construction of Tai Po Water Treatment
Works
5 Hong Kong Tourism Board:
Corporate governance and administrative
issues
6 Hong Kong Tourism Board:
Planning, execution and evaluation of
marketing activities
7 Licensing of drivers
8 Outsourcing of environmental hygiene
services
9 Outsourcing of services in the Leisure
and Cultural Services Department
10 Outsourcing of the management of public
rental housing estates
11 Provision of footbridges and subways
12 Temporary use of vacant government sites
The Report of the Director of Audit on the Accounts of the Government for the year ended March 31, 2007 and Report No 49 on the results of value for money audits are available on the Audit Commission's website at http://www.aud.gov.hk.
Ends/Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Issued at HKT 11:00
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