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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold a public hearing on "Reduction and recycling of food waste" (Chapter 2) of the Director of Audit's Report No.65 tomorrow (December 12) at 9am in Conference Room 2 of the LegCo Complex.
Fifteen witnesses have been invited to appear before the above hearing to respond to points raised in the Report and answer questions asked by PAC members.
The programme for the public hearing is as follows:
Date: December 12, 2015 (Saturday)
Venue: Conference Room 2
Time: 9am
Subject: Reduction and recycling of food waste
(Chapter 2 of the Director of Audit's Report No.65)
Witnesses:
Mr Wong Kam-sing
Secretary for the Environment
Ms Anissa Wong
Permanent Secretary for the Environment/
Director of Environmental Protection
Mr Howard Chan
Deputy Director of Environmental Protection(2)
Mr Elvis Au
Assistant Director of Environmental Protection
(Nature Conservation and Infrastructure Planning)
Mr Lawrence Lau
Principal Environmental Protection Officer
(Food Waste Management)
Environmental Protection Department
Mr Steven Wong
Senior Environmental Protection Officer
(Waste Reduction and Recycling)2
Environmental Protection Department
Dr Ellen Chan
Community Relations Manager
Environmental Protection Department
Mr Kevin Yeung
Under Secretary for Education
Mrs Hong Chan Tsui-wah
Deputy Secretary for Education (4)
Dr Leung Pak-yin
Chief Executive, Hospital Authority
Mr Antony Lui
Senior Manager (Business Support Services)2
Hospital Authority
Mr Yau Chi-chiu
Commissioner of Correctional Services
Miss Dora Fu
Civil Secretary
Correctional Services Department
Mr Stanley Ying
Director of Housing
Ms Rosman Wai
Senior Manager/Environmental Management
Housing Department
PAC is chaired by Mr Abraham Shek, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Paul Tse. Other members include Mr Chan Hak-kan, Mr Alan Leung, Mr Wong Yuk-man, Mr Ng Leung-sing and Mr Kenneth Leung.
Ends/Friday, December 11, 2015
Issued at HKT 18:10
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