REPORT OF THE

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

ON

REPORT NO. 70 OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT

ON

THE RESULTS OF

VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS



July 2018

P.A.C. Report No. 70





CONTENTS


Paragraph

Page

Part 1Introduction

The Establishment of the Committee

1

1

Membership of the Committee

2

1

Part 2Procedure

The Committee's Procedure

1

2 - 3

Confidentiality undertaking by members of the Committee

2 - 3

3

The Committee's Report

4

3

The Government's Response

5

3

Part 3Committee Proceedings

Consideration of the Director of Audit's Report

1

4

Meetings

2

4

Arrangement of the Report

3 - 4

4

Acknowledgements

5

4

Part 4Chapter

1.Management of restored landfills

1

5

2.Consumer protection against unfair trade practices, unsafe goods, and short weights and measures

1 - 6

6 - 9

3.Integrated education

A.Introduction

1 - 18

10 - 14

B.Identification and admission of students with special educational needs

19 - 42

14 - 26

C.Additional resources provided to public sector ordinary schools

43 - 64

26 - 36

D.Teacher training and professional support

65 - 80

36 - 42

E.Conclusions and recommendations

81 - 83

42 - 53

4.Government's efforts in managing excavation works on public roads

1 - 5

54 - 58

5.Department of Health's efforts in smoking control

1 - 6

59 - 62

6.OGCIO's programmes and projects in promoting the wider use of IT in the community

1 - 5

63 - 65

7.Home Affairs Bureau's funding schemes and programmes for youth exchange and internship

1 - 6

66 - 69

8.Sha Tin Section of Route 8

1

70

SIGNATURES OF THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

 
71

CHAPTERS IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT NO. 70 DEALT WITH IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE'S REPORT

 
72

Appendix relating to Part 1: "Introduction"

Appendix 1Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

 
73 - 74

Appendix relating to Part 2: "Procedure"

Appendix 2Paper presented to the Provisional Legislative Council by the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee at the meeting on 11 February 1998 on Scope of Government Audit in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - 'Value for Money Audits'

 
75 - 77

Appendix relating to Part 3: "Committee Proceedings"

Appendix 3Witnesses who appeared before the Committee

 
78

Appendices relating to Chapter 2 of Part 4: "Consumer protection against unfair trade practices, unsafe goods, and short weights and measures "

Appendix 4Consolidated reply dated 6 June 2018 from Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Commissioner of Customs and Excise and Director-General of Communications

 
79 - 91

Appendix 5Letter dated 6 June 2018 from Chief Executive of Consumer Council

 
92 - 96

Appendices relating to Chapter 3 of Part 4: "Integrated education"

Appendix 6Speech made by Director of Audit at the public hearing on 21 May 2018

 
97 - 99

Appendix 7Opening statement made by Secretary for Education at the public hearing on 21 May 2018

 
100 - 101

Appendix 8Letter dated 26 June 2018 from Secretary for Education

 
102 - 124

Appendix 9Letter dated 7 June 2018 from Secretary for Education

 
125 - 158

Appendix relating to Chapter 4 of Part 4: "Government's efforts in managing excavation works on public roads"

Appendix 10Consolidated reply dated 1 June 2018 from Secretary for Development, Director of Highways and Director of Lands

 
159 - 199

Appendices relating to Chapter 5 of Part 4: "Department of Health's efforts in smoking control"

Appendix 11Letter dated 1 June 2018 from Secretary for Food and Health

 
200

Appendix 12Letter dated 1 June 2018 from Director of Health

 
201 - 209

Appendix 13Letter dated 5 June 2018 from Director of Leisure and Cultural Services

 
210 - 211

Appendix 14Letter dated 1 June 2018 from Executive Director of Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health

 
212

Appendix relating to Chapter 6 of Part 4: "OGCIO's programmes and projects in promoting the wider use of IT in the community"

Appendix 15Consolidated reply dated 4 June 2018 from Secretary for Innovation and Technology and Government Chief Information Officer

 
213 - 227

Appendix relating to Chapter 7 of Part 4: "Home Affairs Bureau's funding schemes and programmes for youth exchange and internship"

Appendix 16Letter dated 13 June 2018 from Secretary for Home Affairs

 
228 - 256

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

 
257 - 259