LegCo Public Accounts Committee will hold public hearing tomorrow
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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 "Government's support and monitoring of charities" (Chapter 1) of the Director of Audit's Report No.68 at 9am tomorrow (May 27) in Conference Room 2 of the LegCo Complex.

     Nine 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:
 
     May 27 (Saturday)
     Venue: Conference Room 2
 
     9am  Subject:
  Government's support and monitoring of charities
(Chapter 1 of the Director of Audit's Report No.68)
 
  Witnesses:
  Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Treasury)2
Mr Andrew Lai
   
  Commissioner of Inland Revenue
Mr Wong Kuen-fai
 
  Senior Assessor (Appeals)4
Inland Revenue Department
Ms Michelle Ong
   
  Director of Lands
Ms Bernadette Linn
   
  Assistant Director of Lands (Headquarters)
Ms Sophia Chiang
   
  Acting Secretary for Home Affairs
Ms Florence Hui
   
  Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs (1)
Mr Laurie Lo
   
  Director of Social Welfare
Ms Carol Yip
   
  Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Services)
Mr Lam Ka-tai
 
     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, May 26, 2017
Issued at HKT 11:55

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