Report of the Select Committee to
Inquire into Matters Relating to
the Post-service Work of Mr LEUNG Chin-man

December 2010

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Table of Contents
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Executive Summary			i – xi
CHAPTER
1	Introduction		1 – 20
2	Control regime governing the post-service work of directorate civil servants		21 – 36
3	Mr LEUNG Chin-man's applications for post-service work prior to his application for employment with New World China Land Limited		37 – 46
4	Mr LEUNG Chin-man's application for employment with New World China Land Limited		47 – 66
5	The performance of parties involved in processing Mr LEUNG Chin-man's application for post-service work with New World China Land Limited		67 – 127
6	Major housing and land policies which Mr LEUNG Chin-man had taken part in their formulation or execution		128 – 142
7	Mr LEUNG Chin-man's role and participation in the Hunghom Peninsula case		143 – 181
8	The relationship between Mr LEUNG Chin-man and some other witnesses and the evidence given by Mr LEUNG		182 – 233
9	Conclusions and recommendations		234 – 265
Acknowledgement			266
Signatures of members of the Select Committee			267
Abbreviations			271 – 274
Appendices
Appendix 1	Practice and Procedure of the Select Committee		277 – 294
Appendix 2	Schedule of hearings and names of witnesses		295 – 297
Appendix 3	List of parties who have submitted views to the Select Committee		298
Appendix 4	Civil Service Bureau Circular No. 10/2005 - Taking up outside work by directorate civil servants after ceasing active service		299 – 318
Appendix 5	Application form for permission to take up outside work after ceasing active government service		319 – 332
Appendix 6	Case record form for completion by directorate civil servants on the approved post-service work		333 – 334
Appendix 7	Announcement of New World China Land Limited dated 1 August 2008 on the appointment of Mr LEUNG Chin-man		335 – 336
Appendix 8	Case record on the approved post-service work with New World China Land Limited taken up by Mr LEUNG Chin-man		337 – 338
Appendix 9	Press statement issued by New World China Land Limited on 16 August 2008		339
Appendix 10	Mr LEUNG Chin-man's public statement relating to the termination of his employment contract with New World China Land Limited		340
Appendix 11	Reply slip attached to the paper prepared by the Civil Service Bureau on post-service work applications from directorate civil servants for consideration by members of the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants through circulation of papers		341 – 342
Appendix 12	Organization structure of the Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau (from 2002 to 2005)		343
Appendix 13	Terms of reference of the Commercial Properties Committee of the Hong Kong Housing Authority from 2003 to 2005		344
Lists of written evidence/documents
A.	Evidence/documents provided by the Civil Service Bureau		348 – 361
B.	Documents provided by the Development Bureau		362 – 366
C.	Evidence/documents provided by the Transport and Housing Bureau		367 – 399
D.	Evidence/documents provided by witnesses and other parties		400 – 411
E.	Documents provided by individuals and other parties		412
F.	Documents referred to by the Select Committee		413 – 420
Minutes of proceedings			423 – 444

Minutes of evidence of public hearings

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No.	Date of public hearing	Witness
1	17 March 2009	Mrs Sarah KWOK TAM Pui-yi Former Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service 1
		Mr Andrew WONG Ho-yuen Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service
2	21 March 2009	Mr Andrew WONG Ho-yuen Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service
3	3 April 2009	Mrs Pearl SIU NG Che-sheung Chief Executive Officer (Administration), Planning and Lands Branch, Development Bureau
		Mrs Susan MAK LOK Suet-ling Former Deputy Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)1
4	8 April 2009	Mrs Susan MAK LOK Suet-ling Former Deputy Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands)1
5	15 April 2009	Mr PANG Kin-kee Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants Dr Elizabeth SHING Shiu-ching Former Member of the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants Mr James Edward THOMPSON Member of the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants Ms Marina WONG Yu-pok Member of the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants Mr Simon IP Sik-on Member of the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants Mrs Carrie WONG HO Ka-lai Secretary to the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants and Chief Executive Officer (Pensions) of the Civil Service Bureau
		Miss Denise YUE Chung-yee Secretary for the Civil Service
6	18 April 2009	Dr Henry CHENG Kar-shun Mr Stewart LEUNG Chi-kin
7	21 April 2009	Miss Denise YUE Chung-yee Secretary for the Civil Service
8	23 April 2009	Mr David CHOW Chor-kong Former Assistant Director (Administration), Housing Branch, Transport and Housing Bureau
		Mr Thomas CHAN Chun-yuen Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing)
9	28 April 2009	Mr MAK Chai-kwong Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) Mr WONG Kwai-kuen Chief Executive Officer (Works) Administration, Works Branch, Development Bureau
10	30 April 2009	Dr Henry CHENG Kar-shun Mr Stewart LEUNG Chi-kin
11	9 May 2009	Mr LEUNG Chin-man
12	12 May 2009	Mr LEUNG Chin-man
13	19 May 2009	Mr LEUNG Chin-man
14	26 May 2009	Ms Kitty YU Wing-lun Principal Assistant Secretary (Housing) (Policy Support)/Assistant Director (Policy Support), Housing Department
		Mr Marco WU Moon-hoi Former Deputy Director of Housing/Deputy Secretary for Housing (2), Housing Department
15	30 May 2009	Mr Vincent TONG Wing-shing Former Deputy Director (Development and Construction), Housing Department
16	2 June 2009	Mr Vincent TONG Wing-shing Former Deputy Director (Development and Construction), Housing Department
17	4 June 2009	Mr CHUNG Kwok-cheong
18	11 June 2009	Mr John Stanley CORRIGALL Former Deputy Director (Specialist), Lands Department
19	14 July 2009	Mr Michael SUEN Ming-yeung Former Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands
20	20 July 2009	Mr LEUNG Chin-man
21	22 July 2009	Mr LEUNG Chin-man
22	3 November 2009	Dr Henry CHENG Kar-shun Mr Stewart LEUNG Chi-kin
23	17 November 2009	Dr Henry CHENG Kar-shun Mr Stewart LEUNG Chi-kin

The above post titles were those held by the government officials and the Chairman and members of the Advisory Committee on Post-service Employment of Civil Servants at the time when they attended the hearings of the Select Committee.