LegCo Public Accounts Committee to hold two public hearings tomorrow
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold two public hearings on "New Civil Aviation Department Headquarters" (Chapter 3) and "Administration of the air traffic control and related services" (Chapter 4) of the Director of Audit's Report No.63 tomorrow (December 9) at 9.30am and 2.30pm in Conference Room 3 of the LegCo Complex respectively.

     15 witnesses have been invited to appear before the above hearings to respond to points raised in the Report and answer questions asked by members of PAC.

     The programmes for the two public hearings are as follows:

Date:  December 9 (Tuesday)
Venue: Conference Room 3
Time:  9.30am and 2:30 pm
       (The public hearing on Chapter 4 will be held
       immediately after the public hearing on
       Chapter 3 has finished.)

Subject:
New Civil Aviation Department Headquarters
(Chapter 3 of the Director of Audit's Report No.63)

Witnesses:
Secretary for Transport and Housing
Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung

Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)
Mr Joseph Lai

Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)
Mrs Sharon Yip

Director-General of Civil Aviation
Mr Norman Lo

Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation
Mr Simon Li

Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation
(Airport Standards)
Miss Priscilla Lam

Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation
(Air Traffic Engineering Services)
Mr Raymond Li

Chief Electronics Engineer (Projects),
Civil Aviation Department
Mr Richard Wu

Departmental Secretary,
Civil Aviation Department
Mr Ivan Cheung

Director of Architectural Services
Mr Leung Koon-kee

Project Director,
Architectural Services Department
Ms Chan Hoi-ming

Chief Project Manager 201,
Architectural Services Department
Mr David Chak

Government Property Administrator
Mr Alan Siu

Subject:
Administration of the air traffic control and
related services
(Chapter 4 of the Director of Audit's Report No.63)

Witnesses:

Secretary for Transport and Housing
Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung

Permanent Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)
Mr Joseph Lai

Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Transport)
Mrs Sharon Yip

Director-General of Civil Aviation
Mr Norman Lo

Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation
Mr Simon Li

Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation
(Air Services and Safety Management)
Mr Victor Liu

Assistant Director-General of Civil Aviation
(Air Traffic Engineering Services)
Mr Raymond Li

Chief Electronics Engineer (Projects),
Civil Aviation Department
Mr Richard Wu

Chief Treasury Accountant,
Civil Aviation Department
Mr John Wong

     PAC is chaired by Mr Abraham Shek, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Paul Tse. Other members include Mr Chan Hak-kan, Mr Alan Leong, Mr Wong Yuk-man, Mr Ng Leung-sing and Mr Kenneth Leung.

Ends/Monday, December 8, 2014
Issued at HKT 19:16

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