LegCo Public Accounts Committee will hold two public hearings
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The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold two public hearings on "Maintenance and safety-related improvements of public rental housing flats" (Chapter 1) and "Funding of universities by University Grants Committee" (Chapter 2) of the Director of Audit's Report No.67 respectively at 9am tomorrow (December 10) and next Monday (December 12) in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex.
Twelve and six witnesses have been invited to appear before the above hearings respectively to respond to points raised in the Report and answer questions asked by PAC members.
The programmes for the two public hearings are as follows:
December 10 (Saturday)
9am
Conference Room 1
Subject: Maintenance and safety-related improvements of public rental housing flats
(Chapter 1 of the Director of Audit's Report No.67)
Witnesses:
Secretary for Transport and Housing
Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung
Director of Housing
Mr Stanley Ying
Deputy Director (Estate Management)
Housing Department
Mr Albert Lee
Assistant Director (Estate Management) 3
Housing Department
Ms Connie Yeung
Assistant Director (Special Support)
Housing Department
Miss Sandra Lam
Director of Buildings (Acting)
Mr Cheung Tin-cheung
Director of Fire Services
Mr Daryl Li
Deputy Chief Fire Officer (Fire Safety)
Fire Services Department
Mr Terrance Tsang
Director of Water Supplies
Mr Enoch Lam
Assistant Director/Development
Water Supplies Department
Mr Chau Sai-wai
Chief Waterworks Chemist
Water Supplies Department
Mr Kwok Yau-ting
Senior Engineer/Development (Special Duties)
Water Supplies Department
Mr Lee Kwun-chung
December 12 (Monday)
9am
Conference Room 1
Subject: Funding of universities by University Grants Committee
(Chapter 2 of the Director of Audit's Report No.67)
Witnesses:
Secretary for Education
Mr Eddie Ng
Deputy Secretary for Education (1)
Mr Brian Lo
Secretary-General
University Grants Committee
Dr Richard T Armour
Deputy Secretary-General (1)
University Grants Committee
Miss Winnie Wong
Assistant Secretary-General (Research)1
University Grants Committee
Mrs Alice Sham
Assistant Secretary-General (Finance)
University Grants Committee
Ms Sarah Woo
PAC is chaired by Mr Abraham Shek, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Kenneth Leung. Other members include Mr Paul Tse, Mr Steven Ho, Mr Lam Cheuk-ting, Mr Shiu Ka-fai and Ms Tanya Chan.
Ends/Friday, December 9, 2016
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Issued at HKT 13:15
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