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 "Sha Tin Section of Route 8" (Chapter 8) of the Director of Audit's Report No. 70 at 8.30am tomorrow (July 20) in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex.

     Ten 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:

Date: July 20, 2018 (Friday)
Time: 8.30am
Venue: Conference Room 1

Subject: Sha Tin Section of Route 8 (Chapter 8 of the Director of Audit's Report No.70)

Witnesses:

Secretary for Transport and Housing
Mr Frank Chan Fan

Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)2 
Mr Tony Li
 
Principal Assistant Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)5
Ms Judy Chung
 
Under Secretary for Development
Mr Liu Chun-san

Director of Highways
Mr Daniel Chung
 
Project Manager/Major Works Project Management Office, Highways Department
Mr Kelvin Lo

Director of Civil Engineering and Development  
Mr Lam Sai-hung

Deputy Project Manager, North Development Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department 
Mr Law Man-tim

Commissioner for Transport 
Ms Mable Chan
 
Assistant Commissioner/Management and Paratransit, Transport Department
Ms Stella Lee

     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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     Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 19) that due to big waves, the red flag has been hoisted at Tong Fuk Beach in Islands District. Beach-goers are advised not to swim at the beach.

     The Labour Department (LD) is investigating a fatal work accident in Tsim Sha Tsui this morning (July 19) in which a man died.
 
     The LD immediately deployed staff to the scene upon receiving a report of the accident, and is now conducting an investigation to look into its cause.

     The Hospital Authority (HA) will launch a Patient Experience Survey next Monday (July 23) at its 26 Specialist Outpatient Clinics to better understand patients' experiences, feelings and feedback for further enhancement of service quality.
 
     The HA spokesperson today (July 19) said the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Chinese University of Hong Kong has been commissioned to conduct the survey. Patients attending the selected specialist clinics will be randomly recruited for a telephone interview. The survey will take around five months to complete and will cover the following aspects:
 

1. Efficiency;
2. Environment and Facilities;
3. Doctor-patient Relations; and
4. Feedback Handling.

     "Patients' consent will be sought before commencement of the telephone interview and personal data will be handled in strict confidence. Patients are free to withdraw at any time from the survey in case they change their mind," the spokesperson said.
 
     The HA appealed to patients to participate in the survey. "Continuous quality improvement is an integral part of corporate governance. We always treasure patients' views on hospital services. To continuously enhance our service quality, healthcare professionals should have a better understanding on patients' needs. The feedback from patients will definitely help in mapping out our service directions as well as formulation of improvement initiatives," the spokesperson stressed.
 
     The first Patient Experience Survey was launched in 2010. To facilitate ongoing monitoring of patient service quality, the HA will continue to conduct HA-wide inpatient as well as specialist outpatient or specialty-based surveys at regular intervals.

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Here is an item of interest to swimmers.

     The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (July 19) that due to big waves, red flags have been hoisted at Stanley Main Beach, Shek O Beach and Big Wave Bay Beach in Southern District, Hong Kong Island; Upper Cheung Sha Beach in Islands District; Silverstrand Beach, Clear Water Bay First Beach and Clear Water Bay Second Beach in Sai Kung District.  Beach-goers are advised not to swim at these beaches.