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REPORT OF THE
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
ON
REPORT NO. 40 OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT
ON
THE RESULTS OF
VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS
AND
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF THE
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
ON
REPORT NO. 39 OF THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT
ON
THE RESULTS OF
VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS
July 2003
P.A.C. Report No. 40
Page
CONTENTS
I.
INTRODUCTION
1
The Establishment of the Committee
1
2
Membership of the Committee
1
II.
PROCEDURE
1
The Committee's Procedure
2 - 3
2 - 3
The Committee's Report
3
4
The Government's Response
3
III.
COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS
1
Consideration of the Director of Audit's Report No. 40
4
2
Meetings
4
3 - 4
Arrangement of the Report
4
5
Acknowledgements
4
IV.
CHAPTER
Supplemental report on the Director of Audit's Report No. 39
1.
Primary education - The administration of primary schools
5 - 45
Report on the Director of Audit's Report No. 40
2.
Subvention for staff emoluments of The Legislative Council Commission
46 - 78
3.
University Grants Committee funded institutions - Governance, strategic planning and financial and performance reporting
79
4.
University Grants Committee funded institutions - General administrative services
80
5.
University Grants Committee funded institutions - Staff remuneration packages and stipends
81
SIGNATURES OF THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
82
CHAPTERS IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT NOS. 39 AND 40 DEALT WITH IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE'S REPORT
83
APPENDIX 1
Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
84 - 85
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'
86 - 88
APPENDIX 3
Witnesses who appeared before the Committee
89
APPENDIX 4
Introductory remarks by the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Hon Eric LI Ka-cheung, JP, at the first public hearing of the Committee on Monday, 12 May 2003
90 - 91
Appendices relating to Chapter 1: "Primary education - The administration of primary schools"
APPENDIX 5
Letter of 27 December 2002 from the Director of Education
92 - 103
APPENDIX 6
Letter of 6 January 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
104 - 105
APPENDIX 7
Letter of 5 June 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
106 - 120
APPENDIX 8
Letter of 30 December 2002 from the Director of Education
121 - 122
APPENDIX 9
Letter of 13 January 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
123 - 132
APPENDIX 10
Letter of 15 January 2003 from the Director of Audit
133 - 135
APPENDIX 11
Letter of 23 January 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
136 - 141
APPENDIX 12
Letter of 9 April 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
142 - 145
APPENDIX 13
Letter of 5 March 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
146 - 147
APPENDIX 14
Letter of 10 February 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
148 - 153
APPENDIX 15
Letter of 11 March 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
154 - 155
APPENDIX 16
Letter of 15 January 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
156 - 157
APPENDIX 17
Letter of 10 January 2003 from the Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower
158 - 159
Appendices relating to Chapter 2: "Subvention for staff emoluments of The Legislative Council Commission"
APPENDIX 18
Head 112 : Legislative Council Commission
Analysis of Recurrent Account for 2003-04 Estimates
160
APPENDIX 19
Letter of 13 May 2003 from the Secretary General of the Legislative Council Secretariat
161 - 175
APPENDIX 20
Letter of 9 May 2003 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
176 - 179
APPENDIX 21
Letter of 29 May 2003 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
180 - 182
APPENDIX 22
Letter of 22 May 2003 from the Secretary General of the Legislative Council Secretariat
183 - 187
APPENDIX 23
Letter of 14 June 2003 from the Secretary General of the Legislative Council Secretariat
188 - 189
APPENDIX 24
Letter of 23 May 2003 from the Secretary General of the Legislative Council Secretariat
190 - 191
APPENDIX 25
Letter of 17 June 2003 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
192 - 196
APPENDIX 26
Letter of 25 June 2003 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
197 - 200
APPENDIX 27
Letter of 24 June 2003 from the Secretary General of the Legislative Council Secretariat
201 - 206
APPENDIX 28
Letter of 24 June 2003 from the Director of Audit
207 - 221
APPENDIX 29
Letter of 25 June 2003 from the Director of Audit
222 - 227
APPENDIX 30
Letter of 26 June 2003 from the Director of Audit
228 - 232
APPENDIX 31
Letter of 19 June 2003 from the Secretary General of the Legislative Council Secretariat
233 - 235
APPENDIX 32
Letter of 19 June 2003 from the Director of Audit
236 - 237
APPENDIX 33
Letter of 19 June 2003 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
238 - 239
APPENDIX 34
Letter of 23 August 1997 from the Secretary for the Treasury
240 - 243