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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) House Committee (HC) today (June 14) has recommended 13 Members for appointment to the Select Committee to Inquire into Matters Relating to Mr Timothy Tong's Duty Visits, Entertainment, and Bestowing and Receipt of Gifts during his Tenure as Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (the Select Committee).
Those 13 Members then held a closed meeting and elected amongst themselves Mr Ip Kwok-him and Ms Cyd Ho as the chairman and deputy chairman of the Select Committee respectively. The membership list of the Select Committee is in Appendix.
In accordance with Rule 78(2) of the Rules of Procedure, the President of LegCo will appoint the chairman, deputy chairman and members of the Select Committee as recommended by the HC.
The Select Committee will inquire into whether the official duty visits, entertainment, and the bestowing and receipt of gifts by Mr Timothy Tong during his tenure as Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) are commensurate with his official capacity and the values of probity and integrity advocated by the ICAC, and how the ICAC provided information related to the above matters to the Finance Committee of the LegCo.
Ends/Friday, June 14, 2013
Issued at HKT 20:51
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