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15 February 1989

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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

一九八九年二月十五日

香港立法局

language. Accordingly, we will be co-operating with our financial and commercial sector in the establishment of a Business English Centre with a view to offering appropriate courses and facilities for further training or retraining to achieve the required proficiency in English for their current and prospective employees.

Sir, the Hong Kong Polytechnic may be in existence only for a short period of time in the context of the history of tertiary education in Hong Kong, yet it cannot be denied that we have tried our best to serve the community. There is a lot more to be done and we recognize only too well that we can only continue to serve with the support and understanding from all sectors of the community and, in particular, from the policy branches of the Government. We earnestly hope that such support and understanding will continue to be forthcoming so that together we can contribute, each in our own little way, towards building a bright future for Hong Kong in the years to come.

Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Report of the Director of Audit on the Accounts of the Hong Kong Government for the year ended 31 March 1988 and the Results of Value for Money Audits January 1989 P.A.C. Report No. 12

MR. PETER POON: Sir, the 12th Report of the Public Accounts Committee, tabled today, has been compiled following the committee's investigations into matters raised in the Director of Audit's report on the accounts of the Hong Kong Government for the year ended 31 March 1988 and the results of value for money studies.

On behalf of the committee, I would like to pay tribute to our former chairman, the Honourable Allen LEE, who led this committee so well during his term of office. I am particularly privileged to be appointed his successor and would also like to thank my fellow members for their contribution to the work of the committee in producing the 12th Report.

Sir, the committee have been greatly encouraged by the progress made over the years in improving the management of public funds. This year, as in previous years, the committee have come across certain cases where matters. have been handled in ways which they consider should be reviewed, but they believe that solutions will be found and implemented. The details are as stated in our report.

This is the first of two reports to be laid before this Council in the current Session. A second report will be compiled before the end of the Session