Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017

Chapter 3 Committees • • Items being investigated by the Committee included: -- maintenance and safety-related improvements of public rental housing flats; -- funding of universities by the University Grants Committee; -- procurement and maintenance of fire services equipment; -- management of abandoned construction and demolition materials; -- drug management of the Hospital Authority; -- funding of academic research projects by the Research Grants Council; -- sewerage systems in rural areas; -- joint-office operation on water seepage in buildings; -- audience building activities for performing arts; -- Government's support and monitoring of charities; -- monitoring of charitable fund-raising activities; -- management of squatter and licensed structures; -- provision of district council funds for community involvement projects; -- the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal; -- management of projects financed by the Lotteries Fund; -- provision of dental services; and -- the Language Fund. The Committee's conclusions and recommendations are contained in the Public Accounts Committee Reports Nos. 67, 67A and 68, which were tabled in Council on 15 February, 12 April and 12 July 2017 respectively. To allow itself more time to consider the issues raised in Chapters 1 and 4 of the Director of Audit's Report No. 68 on "Government's support and monitoring of charities" and "Provision of district council funds for community involvement projects" respectively, the Committee has decided to defer the issuing of a supplementary report (Report No. 68A) on these subjects to January 2018 in the next session. [  Reports of the Committee] 42 Legislative Council Annual Report 2016-2017