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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee will hold the first public hearing on "Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme" (Chapter No.3) of the Director of Audit's Report No.60 scheduled for tomorrow (April 27) at 9am in Conference Room 3 of the LegCo Complex.
A total of eight Government officials will be invited to appear before the Committee to respond to points raised in the Report and answer questions asked by members of the Committee.
The programme for the public hearing is as follow:
April 27, 2013 (Saturday)
Venue: Conference Room 3
9am to 12.45pm
Subject:
Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme
(Chap. No.3 of the Director of Audit's Report No.60)
Witnesses:
Secretary for Education
Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim
Permanent Secretary for Education
Mrs Cherry Tse
Deputy Secretary for Education (3)
Mrs Betty Ip
Principal Assistant Secretary
(Special Education and Kindergarten Education)
Education Bureau
Miss Hera Chum
Principal Assistant Secretary (Finance)
Education Bureau
Ms Rhoda Chan
Principal Assistant Secretary (School Development)
Education Bureau
Miss Wu Po-ling
Administrative Assistant to Secretary for Education
Education Bureau
Mr Kenneth Cheng
Senior Education Officer
(Kindergarten Administration)
Education Bureau
Mr Yeung King-fai
The Public Accounts Committee is chaired by Mr Abraham Shek, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Paul Tse. Other members include Mr Chan Hak-kan, Mr Alan Leong, Mr Wong Yuk-man, Mr Ng Leung-sing and Mr Kenneth Leung.
Ends/Friday, April 26, 2013
Issued at HKT 18:28
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