REPORT OF THE
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
ON
REPORT NO. 60 OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT
ON
THE RESULTS OF
VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS
July 2013
P.A.C. Report No. 60
| 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. | Conservation of monuments and historic buildings
| 1 - 11
| 5 - 7
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| 2. | Administration of road safety measures
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| A. | Introduction
| 1 - 9
| 8 - 9
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| B. | Measures to tackle drink driving
| 10 - 21
| 10 - 15
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| C. | Measures to tackle speeding and red light jumping
| 22 - 31
| 15 - 21
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| D. | Measures to promote safer vehicle operation
| 32 - 47
| 21 - 27
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| E. | Accuracy of traffic accident data
| 48 - 50
| 27 - 29
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| F. | Publicity and education programmes
| 51 - 61
| 29 - 35
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| G. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 62
| 35 - 43
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| 3. | Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme
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| A. | Introduction
| 1 - 5
| 44 - 45
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| B. | Overview of the Voucher Scheme and its financial features
| 6 - 24
| 46 - 56
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| C. | Professional development of kindergarten principals and teachers
| 25 - 34
| 56 - 60
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| D. | Quality assurance mechanism
| 35 - 38
| 61 - 63
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| E. | Regulatory measures
| 39 - 49
| 63 - 67
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| F. | Disclosure and transparency
| 50 - 51
| 67
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| G. | Way forward
| 52
| 67 - 68
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| H. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 53
| 68 - 78
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| 4. | Development and management of parks and gardens
| 1 - 17
| 79 - 85
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| 5. | Tung Chung Road Improvement Project
| 1 - 11
| 86 - 89
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| 6. | Preventive education and enlisting public support against corruption
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| 90
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| SIGNATURES OF THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
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| 91
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| CHAPTERS IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT NO. 60 DEALT WITH IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE'S REPORT
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| 92
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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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| 93 - 94
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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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| 95 - 97
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| Appendices relating to Part 3: "Committee Proceedings"
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| Appendix 3 | Witnesses who appeared before the Committee
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| 98 - 99
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| Appendix 4 | Introductory remarks by the Deputy Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun, JP, at the first public hearing of the Committee in respect of the Director of Audit's Report No. 60 on Saturday, 27 April 2013
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| 100 - 101
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| Appendix relating to Chapter 1 of Part 4: "Conservation of monuments and historic buildings"
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| Appendix 5 | Letter of 5 June 2013 from the Secretary for Development
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| 102 - 104
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| Appendices relating to Chapter 2 of Part 4: "Administration of road safety measures"
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| Appendix 6 | Opening statement made by the Secretary for Transport and Housing at the public hearing on 4 May 2013
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| 105 - 107
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| Appendix 7 | Letter of 16 May 2013 from the Commissioner for Transport
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| 108 - 115
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| Appendix 8 | Letter of 16 May 2013 from the Commissioner of Police
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| 116 - 119
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| Appendix 9 | Letter of 16 May 2013 from the Secretary for Transport and Housing
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| 120 - 124
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| Appendix 10 | Letter of 16 May 2013 from the Director of Information Services
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| 125 - 138
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| Appendices relating to Chapter 3 of Part 4: "Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme"
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| Appendix 11 | Opening statement made by the Secretary for Education at the public hearing on 27 April 2013
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| 139 - 140
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| Appendix 12 | Letter of 31 May 2013 from the Secretary for Education
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| 141 - 163
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| Appendix relating to Chapter 4 of Part 4: "Development and management of parks and gardens"
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| Appendix 13 | Letter of 24 May 2013 from the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services
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| 164 - 174
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| Appendix relating to Chapter 5 of Part 4: "Tung Chung Road Improvement Project"
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| Appendix 14 | Letter of 24 May 2013 from the Director of Highways
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| 175 - 178
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| ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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| 179 - 181
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