LegCo Public Accounts Committee to hold public hearing tomorrow

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold a public hearing on "Licensing of food premises" (Chapter 2) of the Director of Audit's Report No. 81 tomorrow (December 12) at 9am in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex.

     Thirteen 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:

Subject:  Licensing of food premises
(Chapter 2 of the Director of Audit's Report No. 81)
Date: December 12 (Tuesday)
Time: 9am
Venue: Conference Room 1

Witnesses:

Mr Tse Chin-wan
Secretary for Environment and Ecology

Miss Vivian Lau
Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food)

Ms Wendy Au
Acting Deputy Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Food)1

Ms Irene Young
Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene

Mr Arsene Yiu
Deputy Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (Environmental Hygiene)

Mr Gabriel Tsang
Assistant Director (Operations)1
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Mr Wan Chi-shun
Senior Superintendent (Hygiene)
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Miss Winnie Chau Wing-chi
Senior Superintendent (Licensing)
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department

Ms Clarice Yu
Director of Buildings

Mr Yue Chak-sang
Chief Building Surveyor/New Territories East (1) and Licensing
Buildings Department

Mr Andy Yeung Yan-kin
Director of Fire Services

Mr Wong Ka-wing
Assistant Director (Licensing and Certification)
Fire Services Department

Mrs Alice Cheung
Director of Home Affairs

     The PAC is chaired by Mr Shiu Ka-fai, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Paul Tse.  Other members are Ms Yung Hoi-yan, Mr Luk Chung-hung, Mr Edmund Wong, Mr Louis Loong and Ms Carmen Kan.