The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council (LegCo) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold a public hearing on "Emergency dental services and elderly dental care support" (Chapter 2) of the Director of Audit's Report No. 82 tomorrow (May 7) at 9am in Conference Room 1 of the LegCo Complex.

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

     The programme for the public hearing is as follows:

Subject: Emergency dental services and elderly dental care support
(Chapter 2 of the Director of Audit's Report No.82)
Date: May 7 (Tuesday)
Time: 9am
Venue: Conference Room 1

Witnesses:

Professor Lo Chung-mau
Secretary for Health

Mr Thomas Chan 
Permanent Secretary for Health

Mr Eddie Lee 
Deputy Secretary for Health 2

Dr Frankie So 
Consultant (Oral Health Care)
Health Bureau

Dr Ronald Lam
Director of Health

Dr Kitty Hse
Consultant i/c Dental Services
Department of Health

Dr Tony Ko
Chief Executive, Hospital Authority

Dr Larry Lee
Chief Manager (Cluster Performance)
Hospital Authority

     The PAC is chaired by Mr Shiu Ka-fai, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Paul Tse.  Other members are Ms Yung Hoi-yan, Mr Luk Chung-hung, Mr Edmund Wong, Mr Louis Loong and Ms Carmen Kan.

Ends/Monday, May 6, 2024
Issued at HKT 11:57

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