The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold public hearings on "Management of funding for sports development through the Arts and Sport Development Fund (Sports Portion)" (Chapter 1) of the Director of Audit's Report No.74 tomorrow (May 16) at 9am and 2.30pm in Conference Room 3 of the LegCo Complex respectively. The PAC will also hold a closed meeting tomorrow at 8.30am in Conference Room 4 of the LegCo Complex.
Seven witnesses have been invited to appear before the above hearings to respond to points raised in the Report and answer questions asked by the PAC members.
The programmes for the public hearings are as follows:
Date: May 16 (Saturday)
Time: 9am
Venue: Conference Room 3
Subject:
Management of funding for sports development through the Arts and Sport Development Fund (Sports Portion) ​(Chapter 1 of the Director of Audit's Report No.74)
Witnesses:
Mr Caspar Tsui
Secretary for Home Affairs
Mr Yeung Tak-keung
Commissioner for Sports
Mr Paul Cheng
Principal Assistant Secretary (Recreation and Sport)1
​Home Affairs Bureau
Mr Vincent Liu
Director of Leisure and Cultural Services
Mr Benjamin Hung
Assistant Director (Leisure Services)2
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Date: May 16 (Saturday)
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: Conference Room 3
​Subject:
​Management of funding for sports development through the Arts and Sport Development Fund (Sports Portion) (Chapter 1 of the Director of Audit's Report No.74)
Witnesses:
Mr Caspar Tsui
Secretary for Home Affairs
Mr Yeung Tak-keung
Commissioner for Sports
Mr Paul Cheng
Principal Assistant Secretary (Recreation and Sport)1
Home Affairs Bureau
Mr Vincent Liu
Director of Leisure and Cultural Services
Mr Benjamin Hung
Assistant Director (Leisure Services)2
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Mr Pui Kwan-kay
Chairman, Hong Kong Football Association
Mr Paul Woodland
Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Football Association Secretariat
The 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.
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