LegCo Public Accounts Committee visits Research Grants Council (with photos)
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) conducted a visit to the Research Grants Council (RGC), which operates under the aegis of the University Grants Committee (UGC), today (‍December 13) to better understand the administration of the RGC funding schemes.
 
     Accompanied by the Director of Audit, Mr David Sun, and representatives of the UGC, members were briefed on the assessment process of the RGC funding schemes and the mechanism adopted by the RGC for handling conflicts of interest. They also observed the operation of the RGC Electronic System which manages the processing of research grants applications.
                                            
     This visit enabled members to get a better understanding of the issues raised in Chapter 6 of the Director of Audit's Report No. 67 on "Funding of academic research projects by Research Grants Council".
 
     Members who participated in the visit are the Chairman of PAC, Mr‍ Abraham Shek; the Deputy Chairman of PAC, Mr Kenneth Leung; and PAC members, Mr Lam Cheuk-ting, Mr Shiu Ka-fai and Ms Tanya Chan.

Ends/Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Issued at HKT 19:45

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