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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| 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. | Equal Opportunities Commission
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 3
| 5
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| | B. | Handling of the draft Audit Report
| 4 - 25
| 5 - 12
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| | C. | Corporate governance
| 26 - 54
| 12 - 20
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| | D. | Corporate culture on the use of public funds
| 55 - 85
| 20 - 31
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| | E. | Internal Control, procurement and management of stores
| 86 - 96
| 31 - 36
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| | F. | Complaint handling procedures
| 97 - 105
| 36 - 39
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| | G. | Performance reporting in Controlling Officer's Report
| 106 - 107
| 39 - 40
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| | H. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 108
| 40 - 53
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| 2. | Hong Kong Arts Development Council
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 2
| 54
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| | B. | Role and functions of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council
| 3 - 10
| 54 - 57
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| | C. | Corporate governance
| 11 - 27
| 57 - 63
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| | D. | Grants and proactive projects
| 28 - 39
| 63 - 69
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| | E. | Administrative issues
| 40
| 69 - 70
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| | F. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 41
| 70 - 76
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| 3. | The Quality Education Fund
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| | A. | Introduction
| 1 - 4
| 77
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| | B. | Governance and strategic management
| 5 - 18
| 78 - 82
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| | C. | Administration of information technology equipment projects
| 19 - 25
| 82 - 84
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| | D. | Project management
| 26 - 42
| 85 - 90
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| | E. | Dissemination and commercialisation of project deliverables
| 43 - 55
| 90 - 95
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| | F. | Conclusions and recommendations
| 56
| 95 - 101
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SIGNATURES OF THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
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| 102
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CHAPTERS IN THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT'S REPORT NO. 52 DEALT WITH IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE'S REPORT
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| 103
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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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| 104 - 105
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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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| 106 - 108
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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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| 109 - 110
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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 in respect of the Director of Audit's Report No. 52 on Tuesday, 5 May 2009
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| 111 - 112
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Appendices relating to Chapter 1 of Part 4: "Equal Opportunities Commission"
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| APPENDIX 5 | Opening statement made by the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs at the public hearing on 5 May 2009
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| 113 - 114
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| APPENDIX 6 | Notice and agenda of the Equal Opportunities Commission ("EOC") meeting held on 19 March 2009 issued on 26 February 2009
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| 115 - 117
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| APPENDIX 7 | Notice and revised agenda of the EOC meeting held on 19 March 2009 issued on 16 March 2009
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| 118 - 119
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| APPENDIX 8 | Letter of 24 September 2008 from the Director of Audit to the Chairperson, EOC
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| 120 - 121
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| APPENDIX 9 | Letter of 16 February 2009 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury to the Chairperson, EOC
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| 122 - 124
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| APPENDIX 10 | Letter of 19 June 2009 from the Chairperson, EOC
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| 125
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| APPENDIX 11 | Letter of 27 May 2009 from the Chairperson, EOC
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| 126 - 145
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| APPENDIX 12 | Letter of 27 May 2009 from the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury
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| 146 - 149
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| APPENDIX 13 | Letter of 4 June 2009 from the Director of Audit
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| 150 - 151
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Appendices relating to Chapter 2 of Part 4: "Hong Kong Arts Development Council"
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| APPENDIX 14 | Opening statement made by the Secretary for Home Affairs at the public hearing on 12 May 2009
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| 152 - 153
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| APPENDIX 15 | Supplementary information provided by the Audit Commission relating to Hong Kong Arts Development Council ("HKADC") members' attendance rates at meetings of the Council, Arts Promotion Committee and Arts Support Committee
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| 154
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| APPENDIX 16 | Letter of 26 May 2009 from the Chief Executive, HKADC
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| 155 - 157
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Appendix relating to Chapter 3 of Part 4: "The Quality Education Fund"
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| APPENDIX 17 | Letter of 1 June 2009 from the Secretary for Education
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| 158 - 174
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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| 175 - 176
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