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
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| Confidentiality undertaking by members of the
Committee
| 2 - 3
| 3
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| The Committee's Report
| 4 - 5
| 3
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| The Government's Response
| 6
| 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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| Supplemental report on the Director of Audit's Report No. 47
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| 1. | Administration of short term tenancies
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 2
| 5
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| | B. | Administration of rent arrears
| 3 - 23
| 5 - 12
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| | C. | Monitoring of tenant's performance
| 24 - 27
| 13 - 14
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| | D. | Enforcement action on unauthorised use of sites for car-park purposes
| 28 - 38
| 14 - 16
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| | E. | Enforcement action on unauthorised use of site for residential purposes
| 39 - 71
| 17 - 27
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| | F. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 72
| 27 - 33
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| Report on the Director of Audit's Report No. 48
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| 2. | Administration of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 3
| 34
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| | B. | Corporate governance
| 4 - 38
| 34 - 46
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| | C. | Remuneration and recruitment
| 39 - 55
| 46 - 53
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| | D. | Project management
| 56 - 63
| 53 - 54
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| | E. | Project cost control
| 64 - 65
| 54 - 55
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| | F. | Administrative issues
| 66 - 82
| 56 - 60
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| | G. | Cost and achievements of ASTRI
| 83 - 87
| 60 - 61
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| | H. | ASTRI's response to the Audit Report
| 88 - 90
| 61 - 62
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| | I. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 91
| 62 - 70
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| 3. | Management of government fresh food wholesale markets
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 2
| 71
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| | B. | Letting of market facilities
| 3 - 25
| 71 - 78
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| | C. | Managing the daily operation of wholesale markets
| 26 - 38
| 78 - 83
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| | D. | Reprovisioning of outdated wholesale markets
| 39 - 50
| 83 - 87
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| | E. | Other areas for improvement
| 51 - 55
| 87 - 88
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| | F. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 56
| 89 - 92
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SIGNATURES OF THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
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| 93
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CHAPTERS IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT NOS. 47 AND 48 DEALT WITH IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE'S REPORT
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| 94
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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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| A1 - A2
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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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| A3 - A5
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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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| A6 - A7
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| APPENDIX 4 | 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 Thursday, 26 April 2007
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| A8 - A9
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Appendices relating to Chapter 1 of Part 4: "Administration of short term tenancies"
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| APPENDIX 5 | Letter of 11 December 2006 from the Director of Lands
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| A10 - A22
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| APPENDIX 6 | Letter of 19 December 2006 from the Director of Lands
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| A23 - A27
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| APPENDIX 7 | Letter of 17 January 2007 from the Director of Lands
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| A28 - A29
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| APPENDIX 8 | Letter of 8 June 2007 from the Director of Lands
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| A30 - A31
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| APPENDIX 9 | Replies provided by the Director of Lands
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| A32 - A33
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| APPENDIX 10 | Letter of 15 December 2006 from Mr CHAN Kwok-fai
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| A34
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| APPENDIX 11 | Letter of 12 April 2007 from Mr CHAN Kwok-fai
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| A35
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| APPENDIX 12 | Photographs taken on 22 October 2002
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| A36 - A38
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| APPENDIX 13 | Photographs taken on 4 December 2002
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| A39 - A42
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| APPENDIX 14 | Letter of 11 April 2007 from Mr LEUNG Kwai-lam
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| A43 - A48
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| APPENDIX 15 | Letter of 2 May 2007 from Mr LEUNG Kwai-lam
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| A49 - A50
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Appendices relating to Chapter 2 of Part 4: "Administration of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited"
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| APPENDIX 16 | Statement issued by Dr Robert YANG, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI), upon his resignation on 24 April 2007
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| A51
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| APPENDIX 17 | Opening statement made by the ASTRI Board Chairman at the public hearing on 26 April 2007
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| A52 - A55
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| APPENDIX 18 | Letter of 18 May 2007 from the ASTRI Board Chairman
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| A56 - A77
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| APPENDIX 19 | Letter of 26 April 2007 from the Director of Audit
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| A78
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| APPENDIX 20 | Letter of 30 April 2007 from the ASTRI Board Chairman
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| A79 - A90
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| APPENDIX 21 | Letter of 24 May 2007 from the ASTRI Board Chairman
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| A91- A94
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| APPENDIX 22 | Letter of 12 June 2007 from the ASTRI Board Chairman
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| A95 - A121
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| APPENDIX 23 | Letter of 13 June 2007 from the ASTRI Board Chairman
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| A122 - A125
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| APPENDIX 24 | Letter of 1 June 2007 from the ASTRI Board Chairman
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| A126 - A131
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| APPENDIX 25 | Letter of 15 June 2007 from the ASTRI Board Chairman
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| A132 - A135
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| APPENDIX 26 | Letter of 18 May 2007 from the ASTRI Board Chairman
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| A136 - A144
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| APPENDIX 27 | Letter of 31 May 2007 from the Director of Audit
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| A145 - A146
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| APPENDIX 28 | Letter of 15 June 2007 from the Director of Audit
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| A147
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Appendices relating to Chapter 3 of Part 4: "Management of government fresh food wholesale markets"
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| APPENDIX 29 | Opening statement made by the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food at the public hearing on 30 April 2007
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| A148 - A149
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| APPENDIX 30 | Opening statement made by the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation at the public hearing on 30 April 2007
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| A150 - A151
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| APPENDIX 31 | Letter of 27 April 2007 from the Acting Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
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| A152 - A157
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| APPENDIX 32 | Letter of 14 May 2007 from the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
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| A158 - A160
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| APPENDIX 33 | Letter of 27 April 2007 from the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food
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| A161 - A167
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| APPENDIX 34 | Letter of 4 June 2007 from the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food
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| A168 - A169
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| APPENDIX 35 | Letter of 4 June 2007 from the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
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| A170 - A171
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| APPENDIX 36 | Letter of 11 May 2007 from the Director of Lands
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| A172 - A173
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| APPENDIX 37 | Letter of 11 May 2007 from the Government Property Administrator
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| A174
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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| A175 - A176
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