REPORT OF THE
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
ON
REPORT NO. 72 OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT
ON
THE RESULTS OF
VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS
July 2019
P.A.C. Report No. 72
| CONTENTS
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| Paragraph | Page
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| Part 1 | Introduction
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| The Establishment of the Committee
| 1
| 1
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| Membership of the Committee
| 2
| 1
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| Part 2 | Procedure
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| The Committee's Procedure
| 1
| 2 - 3
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| Confidentiality undertaking by members of the Committee
| 2 - 3
| 3
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| The Committee's Report
| 4
| 3
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| The Government's Response
| 5
| 3
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| Part 3 | Committee Proceedings
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| Consideration of the Director of Audit's Report
| 1
| 4
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| Meetings
| 2
| 4
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| Arrangement of the Report
| 3 - 4
| 4
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| Acknowledgements
| 5
| 4
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| Part 4 | Chapter
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| 1. | Planning, provision and management of public parking spaces
| 1
| 5
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| 2. | Management of Greening Master Plans
| 1 - 5
| 6 - 9
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| 3. | Employment services provided by the Labour Department
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| A. | Introduction
| 1 - 7
| 10 - 12
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| B. | General employment services for all job seekers
| 8 - 22
| 12 - 19
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| C. | Employment services for young job seekers
| 23 - 32
| 19 - 23
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| D. | Employment services for elderly and middle-aged job seekers
| 33 - 37
| 23 - 25
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| E. | Employment services for ethnic minority job seekers
| 38 - 46
| 25 - 28
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| F. | Employment services for job seekers with disabilities
| 47 - 56
| 28 - 31
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| G. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 57 - 59
| 32 - 40
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| 4. | Administration of the Civil Aid Service
| 1 - 5
| 41 - 44
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| 5. | Environment and Conservation Fund
| 1 - 5
| 45 - 48
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| 6. | Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Limited
| 1 - 5
| 49 - 51
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| 7. | Hospitality training provided by the Hotel and Tourism Institute, the Chinese Culinary Institute and the International Culinary Institute
| 1 - 5
| 52 - 54
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| 8. | Sustainable Fisheries Development Fund and Sustainable Agricultural Development Fund
| 1 - 7
| 55 - 58
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| SIGNATURES OF THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
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| 59
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| CHAPTERS IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT NO. 72 DEALT WITH IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE'S REPORT
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| 60
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| Appendix relating to Part 1: "Introduction"
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| Appendix 1 | Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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| 61 - 62
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| Appendix relating to Part 2: "Procedure"
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| Appendix 2 | Paper 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'
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| 63 - 65
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| Appendix relating to Part 3: "Committee Proceedings"
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| Appendix 3 | Witnesses who appeared before the Committee
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| 66
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| Appendices relating to Chapter 2 of Part 4: "Management of Greening Master Plans"
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| Appendix 4 | Letter dated 27 May 2019 from Secretary for Development
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| 67 - 71
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| Appendix 5 | Letter dated 27 May 2019 from Director of Civil Engineering and Development
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| 72 - 88
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| Appendix 6 | Letter dated 27 May 2019 from Director of Leisure and Cultural Services
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| 89 - 94
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| Appendices relating to Chapter 3 of Part 4: "Employment services provided by the Labour Department"
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| Appendix 7 | Letter dated 15 May 2019 from Commissioner for Labour
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| 95 - 149
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| Appendix 8 | Speech made by Director of Audit at the public hearing on 18 May 2019
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| 150 - 153
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| Appendix 9 | Opening statement prepared by Secretary for Labour and Welfare for the public hearing on 18 May 2019
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| 154 - 155
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| Appendix 10 | Letter dated 3 June 2019 from Commissioner for Labour
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| 156 - 200
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| Appendix relating to Chapter 4 of Part 4: "Administration of the Civil Aid Service"
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| Appendix 11 | Consolidated reply dated 27 May 2019 from Secretary for Security and Commissioner of Civil Aid Service
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| 201 - 207
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| Appendix relating to Chapter 5 of Part 4: "Environment and Conservation Fund"
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| Appendix 12 | Letter dated 27 May 2019 from Director of Environmental Protection
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| 208 - 229
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| Appendices relating to Chapter 6 of Part 4: "Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Limited"
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| Appendix 13 | Letter dated 27 May 2019 from Secretary for Home Affairs
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| 230 - 231
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| Appendix 14 | Letter dated 27 May 2019 from Director of Leisure and Cultural Services
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| 232 - 236
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| Appendix 15 | Letter dated 27 May 2019 from Executive Director of Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Limited
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| 237 - 243
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| Appendix relating to Chapter 7 of Part 4: "Hospitality training provided by the Hotel and Tourism Institute, the Chinese Culinary Institute and the International Culinary Institute"
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| Appendix 16 | Letter dated 27 May 2019 from Executive Director of the Vocational Training Council
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| 244 - 248
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| Appendices relating to Chapter 8 of Part 4: "Sustainable Fisheries Development Fund and Sustainable Agricultural Development Fund"
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| Appendix 17 | Letter dated 5 June 2019 from Secretary for Food and Health
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| 249 - 250
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| Appendix 18 | Letter dated 6 June 2019 from Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
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| 251 - 267
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| ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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| 268 - 269
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