LegCo Public Accounts Committee to hold public hearing tomorrow
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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 19) in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex.
Sixteen 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: May 19 (Friday)
Time: 9am
Venue: Conference Room 1
Subject:
Government's support and monitoring of charities
(Chapter 1 of the Director of Audit's Report No.68)
| Witnesses: |
| Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Professor K C Chan |
| 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 |
| Secretary for Home Affairs Mr Lau Kong-wah |
| 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 |
| Registrar of Companies Ms Ada Chung |
| Acting Deputy Registry Manager (Registration) Miss Angelina Mok |
| Commissioner of Police Mr Stephen Lo |
| Chief Inspector of Police (Societies and Security) (Licensing Office) Ms Nicola Yeung |
| Under Secretary for Education Mr Kevin Yeung |
| Deputy Secretary for Education (6) Mrs Angelina Cheung |
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/Thursday, May 18, 2017
Issued at HKT 15:53
Issued at HKT 15:53
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