CONTENTS
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| Paragraph
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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
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| Confidentiality undertaking by members of the Committee
| 2 - 3
| 3
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| The Committee's Report
| 4 - 6
| 3
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| The Government's Response
| 7
| 4
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| Part 3 | Report of the Public Accounts Committee on Report No. 44 of the Director of Audit on the Results of Value for Money Audits
[P.A.C. Report No. 44]
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| Laying of the Report
| 1
| 5
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| The Government Minute
| 2 - 6
| 5 - 8
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| Part 4 | Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Reports of the Director of Audit on the Accounts of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the year ended 31 March 2005 and the Results of Value for Money Audits (Report No. 45)
[P.A.C. Report No. 45]
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| Laying of the Report
| 1
| 9
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| The Government Minute
| 2 - 56
| 9 - 28
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| Part 5 | Committee Proceedings
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| Consideration of the Director of Audit's Report
| 1
| 29
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| Meetings
| 2
| 29
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| Arrangement of the Report
| 3 - 4
| 29
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| Acknowledgements
| 5
| 29
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| Part 6 | Observations of the Public Accounts Committee on the Report of the Director of Audit on the Accounts of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the year ended 31 March 2006
| 1
| 30
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| Part 7 | Chapter
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| Supplemental report on the Director of Audit's Report No. 46
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| 1. | Collection of fines imposed by Magistrates' Courts
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 3
| 31
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| | B. | Imposition and settlement of fines
| 4 - 21
| 31 - 38
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| | C. | Action on overdue fines
| 22 - 42
| 38 - 48
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| | D. | Execution of distress warrants by the Court Orders Section
| 43 - 59
| 48 - 52
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| | E. | Execution of non-payment warrants by the Police
| 60 - 70
| 52 - 56
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| | F. | Other issues relating to fines arising from moving offences and parking contraventions
| 71 - 86
| 56 - 63
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| | G. | The Committee's view on the work of the Judiciary Administrator and relevant departments in the collection of fines
| 87 - 88
| 63 - 64
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| | H. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 89
| 64 - 71
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| Report on the Director of Audit's Report No. 47
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| 2. | Administration of short term tenancies
| 1 - 2
| 72
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| 3. | Allocation of public rental housing flats
| 1 - 5
| 73
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| 4. | Four small and medium enterprise funding schemes
| 1 - 4
| 74
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| 5. | Hospital Authority: management of outstanding medical fees
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 7
| 75 - 77
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| | B. | Use of public medical services by non-eligible persons
| 8 - 35
| 78 - 87
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| | C. | Collection of outstanding fees by hospitals
| 36 - 47
| 87 - 91
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| | D. | Collection of outstanding fees by the Hospital Authority Head Office
| 48 - 50
| 91 - 92
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| | E. | Measures to minimise need for recovery and write-off of fees
| 51 - 58
| 92 - 94
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| | F. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 59
| 94 - 98
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| 6. | Hospital Authority and Social Welfare Department: management of medical fee waivers
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 2
| 99
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| | B. | Processing of waiver applications
| 3 - 31
| 100 - 108
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| | C. | Management control on fee waivers
| 32 - 37
| 108 - 109
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| | D. | Provision of waiver service
| 38 - 42
| 109 - 111
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| | E. | Staff training and performance management
| 43 - 47
| 111 - 112
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| | F. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 48
| 112 - 116
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| 7. | Implementation of minor works projects by the Home Affairs Department
| 1 - 6
| 117
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SIGNATURES OF THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
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| 118
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CHAPTERS IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT NO. 47 DEALT WITH IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE'S REPORT
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| 119
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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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| 120 - 121
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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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| 122 - 124
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Appendices relating to Part 4: "Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Reports of the Director of Audit on the Accounts of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for the year ended 31 March 2005 and the Results of Value for Money Audits (Report No. 45)
[P.A.C. Report No. 45]"
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| APPENDIX 3 | Letter of 22 December 2006 from the Secretary for the Civil Service
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| 125 - 126
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| APPENDIX 4 | Letter of 31 January 2007 from the Secretary for the Civil Service
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| 127
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| APPENDIX 5 | Report on the progress of the Trial Scheme on the Provision of Infirmary Care Services for Elders in a Non-hospital Setting as at December 2006
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| 128
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| APPENDIX 6 | Letter of 11 January 2007 from the Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands
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| 129 - 134
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| APPENDIX 7 | Action plan of the English Schools Foundation as at September 2006
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| 135 - 138
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Appendices relating to Part 5: "Committee Proceedings"
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| APPENDIX 8 | Witnesses who appeared before the Committee
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| 139 - 140
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| APPENDIX 9 | Introductory remarks by the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Dr Hon Philip WONG Yu-hong, GBS, at the first public hearing of the Committee on Tuesday, 28 November 2006
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| 141 - 142
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Appendices relating to Chapter 1 of Part 7: "Collection of fines imposed by Magistrates' Courts"
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| APPENDIX 10 | Letter of 24 May 2006 from the Judiciary Administrator
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| 143 - 148
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| APPENDIX 11 | Letter of 29 September 2006 from the Judiciary Administrator
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| 149 - 156
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| APPENDIX 12 | Letter of 23 May 2006 from the Director of Audit
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| 157 - 160
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| APPENDIX 13 | Letter of 24 May 2006 from the Commissioner of Police
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| 161 - 169
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| APPENDIX 14 | Letter of 30 September 2006 from the Commissioner of Police
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| 170 - 176
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| APPENDIX 15 | Letter of 15 January 2007 from the Judiciary Administrator
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| 177 - 178
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| APPENDIX 16 | Letter of 5 October 2006 from the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions
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| 179 - 185
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| APPENDIX 17 | Letter of 15 January 2007 from the Commissioner of Police
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| 186 - 188
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| APPENDIX 18 | Letter of 6 December 2006 from the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions
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| 189 - 190
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| APPENDIX 19 | Letter of 4 December 2006 from the Judiciary Administrator
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| 191 - 192
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| APPENDIX 20 | Letter of 24 May 2006 from the Director of Immigration
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| 193 - 194
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| APPENDIX 21 | Letter of 24 May 2006 from the Commissioner for Transport
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| 195 - 200
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| APPENDIX 22 | Letter of 29 September 2006 from the Commissioner for Transport
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| 201 - 203
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| APPENDIX 23 | Letter of 15 January 2007 from the Commissioner for Transport
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| 204 - 205
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| APPENDIX 24 | Letter of 19 June 2006 from the Commissioner of Police
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| 206 - 211
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| APPENDIX 25 | Letter of 4 July 2006 from the Acting Judiciary Administrator
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| 212 - 216
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| APPENDIX 26 | Letter of 15 November 2006 from the Chief Secretary for Administration
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| 217 - 218
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Appendix relating to Chapter 3 of Part 7: "Allocation of public rental housing flats"
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| APPENDIX 27 | Letter of 19 December 2006 from the Director of Housing
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| 219 - 228
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Appendix relating to Chapter 4 of Part 7: "Four small and medium enterprise funding schemes"
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| APPENDIX 28 | Letter of 21 December 2006 from the Acting Director-General of Trade and Industry
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| 229 - 238
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Appendices relating to Chapter 5 of Part 7: "Hospital Authority: management of outstanding medical fees"
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| APPENDIX 29 | Supplementary information on "Management of Outstanding Medical Fees" provided by the Hospital Authority on 6 December 2006
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| 239 - 252
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| APPENDIX 30 | Supplementary information on "Actions taken or being considered by the Hospital Authority in respect of the various audit recommendations" provided by the Hospital Authority on 6 December 2006
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| 253 - 258
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| APPENDIX 31 | Opening statement made by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food at the public hearing on 7 December 2006
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| 259 - 261
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| APPENDIX 32 | Supplementary information relating to "Ageing analysis of fees owed by patients" provided by the Audit Commission on 24 November 2006
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| 262
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| APPENDIX 33 | Letter of 18 December 2006 from the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority
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| 263 - 272
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| APPENDIX 34 | Letter of 30 December 2006 from the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority
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| 273 - 274
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| APPENDIX 35 | Letter of 3 January 2007 from the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority
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| 275 - 283
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| APPENDIX 36 | Letter of 30 November 2006 from the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food
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| 284 - 285
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Appendices relating to Chapter 6 of Part 7: "Hospital Authority and Social Welfare Department: management of medical fee waivers"
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| APPENDIX 37 | Supplementary information relating to "Waivers granted on financial and non-financial grounds" provided by the Audit Commission on 24 November 2006
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| 286
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| APPENDIX 38 | Supplementary information relating to "Waivers granted on non-financial grounds" provided by the Audit Commission on 24 November 2006
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| 287
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| APPENDIX 39 | Letter of 18 December 2006 from the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority
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| 288 - 289
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| APPENDIX 40 | Letter of 31 January 2007 from the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority
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| 290
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Appendix relating to Chapter 7 of Part 7: "Implementation of minor works projects by the Home Affairs Department"
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| APPENDIX 41 | Letter of 20 December 2006 from the Director of Home Affairs
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| 291 - 293
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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| 294 - 296
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