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
| 3
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| The Government's Response
| 5
| 3
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| Part 3 | Committee Proceedings
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| Meetings
| 1
| 4
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| Arrangement of the Report
| 2 - 3
| 4
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| Communications between two witnesses and the Committee on the Committee's proceedings
| 4 - 13
| 4 - 8
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| Acknowledgements
| 14
| 8
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| Part 4 | Hong Kong Tourism Board: Corporate governance and administrative issues, and Hong Kong Tourism Board: Planning, execution and evaluation of marketing activities
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 6
| 9 - 10
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| | B. | Corporate governance
| 7 - 41
| 10 - 24
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| | C. | Executive medical plan for the former Executive Director and her family
| 42 - 100
| 24 - 44
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| | D. | Performance measurement and reporting
| 101 - 109
| 44 - 48
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| | E. | Remuneration and recruitment
| 110 - 148
| 48 - 62
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| | F. | Procurement matters
| 149 - 152
| 62
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| | G. | Other administrative issues
| 153 - 185
| 63 - 71
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| | H. | Planning of marketing activities
| 186 - 195
| 71 - 74
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| | I. | Worldwide Offices and Representative Offices
| 196 - 208
| 74 - 78
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| | J. | Execution and evaluation of mega events
| 209 - 235
| 78 - 86
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| | K. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 236 - 293
| 86 - 110
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SIGNATURES OF THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
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| 111
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CHAPTERS IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT NO. 49 DEALT WITH IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE'S SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
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| 112
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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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| 113 - 114
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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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| 115 - 117
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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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| 118
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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 public hearing of the Committee on Monday, 10 December 2007
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| 119 - 120
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| APPENDIX 5 | Letter of 6 December 2007 from the former Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB)
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| 121 - 123
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| APPENDIX 6 | Letter of 6 December 2007 from the former Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 124 - 127
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| APPENDIX 7 | Letter of 10 December 2007 from Clerk, Public Accounts Committee to the former Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 128 - 129
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| APPENDIX 8 | Letter of 10 December 2007 from Clerk, Public Accounts Committee to the former Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 130 - 131
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| APPENDIX 9 | Letter of 9 January 2008 from Richards Butler in association with Reed Smith LLP (Richards Butler)
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| 132 - 143
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| APPENDIX 10 | Letter of 10 January 2008 from the former Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 144 - 148
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| APPENDIX 11 | Letter of 3 March 2008 from the former Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 149
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| APPENDIX 12 | Letter of 4 March 2008 from the former Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 150
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| APPENDIX 13 | Letter of 6 March 2008 to the former Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 151 - 152
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| APPENDIX 14 | Letter of 6 March 2008 to the former Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 153
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| APPENDIX 15 | Letter of 3 April 2008 from Richards Butler
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| 154 - 157
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| APPENDIX 16 | Letter of 21 April 2008 from Clerk, Public Accounts Committee to Richards Butler
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| 158 - 159
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Appendices relating to Part 4: "Hong Kong Tourism Board: Corporate governance and administrative issues, and Hong Kong Tourism Board: Planning, execution and evaluation of marketing activities"
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| APPENDIX 17 | Opening statement made by the Chairman of the HKTB at the public hearing on 13 December 2007
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| 160 - 161
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| APPENDIX 18 | Opening statement made by the Commissioner for Tourism at the public hearing on 13 December 2007
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| 162 - 163
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| APPENDIX 19 | Opening statement made by the former Chairman of the HKTB at the public hearing on 13 December 2007
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| 164
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| APPENDIX 20 | Summary of the improvement measures taken by the HKTB in response to Audit's recommendations
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| 165 - 169
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| APPENDIX 21 | Letter of 28 February 2008 from the Commissioner for Tourism
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| 170 - 172
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| APPENDIX 22 | Letter of 18 March 2008 from the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
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| 173 - 175
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| APPENDIX 23 | Letter of 17 March 2008 from the Acting Private Secretary to Chief Executive
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| 176 - 178
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| APPENDIX 24 | Financial Circular No. 9/2004: "Guidelines on the Management and Control of Government Funding for Subvented Organisations"
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| 179 - 196
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| APPENDIX 25 | Letter of 26 March 2008 from the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
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| 197 - 198
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| APPENDIX 26 | Letter of 17 December 2007 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 199 - 208
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| APPENDIX 27 | Letter of 16 January 2008 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 209 - 211
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| APPENDIX 28 | Letter of 24 January 2008 from the Commissioner for Tourism
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| 212 - 217
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| APPENDIX 29 | First employment contract of the former Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 218 - 222
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| APPENDIX 30 | Second employment contract of the former Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 223 - 227
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| APPENDIX 31 | E-mails between 12 July and 6 September 2004 relating to the executive medical plan
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| 228 - 229
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| APPENDIX 32 | Letter of 4 March 2004 from the former Chairman of the HKTB to the Acting Commissioner for Tourism
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| 230
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| APPENDIX 33 | Letter of 23 March 2004 from the Permanent Secretary for Economic Development and Labour (Economic Development) to the former Chairman of the HKTB
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| 231 - 232
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| APPENDIX 34 | Letter of 12 December 2007 from the former Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 233 - 238
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| APPENDIX 35 | Letter of 18 December 2007 from the former Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 239
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| APPENDIX 36 | Letter of 4 January 2008 from the former Chairman of the Staff and Finance Committee of the HKTB
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| 240
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| APPENDIX 37 | Letter of 4 April 2006 from the Commissioner for Tourism to the former Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 241 - 243
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| APPENDIX 38 | Letter of 2 January 2008 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 244 - 250
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| APPENDIX 39 | Letter of 18 April 2006 from the former Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB to the Acting Commissioner for Tourism
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| 251 - 252
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| APPENDIX 40 | Letter of 4 November 2000 from the former Chairman of the HKTB to the Secretary for Economic Services
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| 253 - 254
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| APPENDIX 41 | Letter of 11 November 2000 from the Secretary for Economic Services to the former Chairman of the HKTB
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| 255
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| APPENDIX 42 | Letter of 18 March 2008 from the Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 256
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| APPENDIX 43 | Letter of 2 January 2008 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 257 - 261
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| APPENDIX 44 | Extract from "The Administration's reply to Hon SIN Chung-kai's letter dated 6 May 2005" (LC Paper No. CB(1) 1671/04-05(02))
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| 262 - 263
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| APPENDIX 45 | E-mail dated 12 December 2007 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 264 - 265
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| APPENDIX 46 | Letter of 23 January 2008 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 266 - 268
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| APPENDIX 47 | Letter of 11 December 2007 from the former Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 269 - 272
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| APPENDIX 48 | Letter of 16 January 2008 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 273 - 274
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| APPENDIX 49 | Letter of 10 December 2007 from the former Manager of the HKTB
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| 275
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| APPENDIX 50 | Letter of 19 March 2008 from the former Manager of the HKTB
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| 276 - 279
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| APPENDIX 51 | E-mail dated 11 December 2007 from the General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations of the HKTB, to the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 280
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| APPENDIX 52 | Letter of 2 April 2008 from the General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Relations of the HKTB
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| 281 - 286
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| APPENDIX 53 | E-mails between 3 May and 12 June 2006 relating to the business travel case
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| 287 - 296
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| APPENDIX 54 | Business travel request form re-submitted by the former Manager of the HKTB on 12 June 2006
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| 297
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| APPENDIX 55 | Letter of 18 January 2008 from the Secretary for the Civil Service
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| 298 - 299
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| APPENDIX 56 | Letter of 16 January 2008 from the Director of Audit
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| 300 - 301
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| APPENDIX 57 | Letter of 14 February 2008 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 302 - 306
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| APPENDIX 58 | Supplementary information on the HKTB's marketing expenditures provided by the Chairman of the HKTB on 13 December 2007
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| 307
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| APPENDIX 59 | Breakdown of budgeted marketing expenditure and staff travelling expenses by markets for 2006-2007 provided by the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB on 10 December 2007
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| 308
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| APPENDIX 60 | Marketing budget and visitor arrivals from various markets for 2006-2007 provided by the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB on 16 January 2008
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| 309
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| APPENDIX 61 | Letter of 3 March 2008 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 310 - 313
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| APPENDIX 62 | Letter of 10 March 2008 from the Deputy Executive Director of the HKTB
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| 314 - 315
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| APPENDIX 63 | Letter of 3 March 2008 from the former Chairman of the HKTB
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| 316
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| APPENDIX 64 | Letter of 10 March 2008 from the Chairman of the HKTB
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| 317 - 318
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| APPENDIX 65 | Letter of 7 November 2007 from the Chief Secretary for Administration
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| 319 - 320
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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| 321
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