Open
Invitation for Public Views
The
Independent Review Committee for the Prevention and Handling
of Potential Conflicts of Interests (¡§the Independent Review
Committee¡¨) is reviewing the existing regulatory frameworks
and procedures for the prevention and handling of potential
conflicts of interests concerning the Chief Executive, Members
of the Executive Council, and Politically-Appointed Officials.
The Independent Review Committee will, in light of the review,
make recommendations to improve the existing frameworks
and procedures.
To
collect the community¡¦s views on the matters being reviewed,
the Independent Review Committee invites any individuals,
institutions or organizations, including current and previous
holders of those public offices covered by the review, to
express their views.
Public
Submissions
Any
individuals, institutions or organizations may submit their
views to the Independent Review Committee by mail, facsimile
or email on or before 16 April 2012:
| By
post: |
Independent
Review Committee for the
Prevention and Handling of Potential Conflicts of
Interests
8/F, West Wing, Central Government Offices
11 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong
|
| By
fax: |
(852)
2971 0902 |
| By
email: |
irc_secretariat@irc.gov.hk |
Please
indicate if you wish to remain anonymous when your views
are published or if you do not want your views to be published.
Unless otherwise specified, all submissions will be treated
as public information and will be publicized.
Public
Forum
The
Independent Review Committee will also organize a public
forum for members of the public to express their views directly:
| Date: |
12
April 2012 (Thursday)
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| Time: |
6:30pm
¡V 8:30pm |
| Venue: |
Lecture
Theatre, 4/F, West Block, Kowloon Tong Education Services
Centre (19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong / MTR Kowloon
Tong Station Exit E) |
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Map |
Participation
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Booking:
Interested members of the public may call 8108 8731
during office hours from 29 March onwards to book
their seats on a first-come-first-served basis. Each
person may book up to two seats. About 250 seats are
available for booking. The booking reception counter
will commence operation at 6:00pm on the day of the
public forum. Participants with bookings are advised
to arrive before 6:15pm to confirm their bookings
and take their seats. All bookings will lapse at 6:40pm
and all seats not taken will be released for walk-in
participants. |
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Walk-in:
Members of the public may also get seats at the venue
on the day of the public forum on a queuing basis.
Depending on the queue, the organizer may allocate
tickets in sequence. The queuing reception counter
will commence operation at 6:00pm on the day of the
public forum and arrange seats for walk-in participants
in sequence. Subject to booking and take-up rate,
at least about 150 seats are available for walk-in
participants. |
(There
are a total of 440 seats at the venue, around 40 of which
will be reserved for the Administration, Legislative Council,
the media and working staff.)
Speaking
Arrangements
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Participants
who intend to express their views may put the number
tags given to them at the registration counter into
a transparent collection box. A moderator would draw
tags at random from the box to determine speaking
order. Each participant may speak up to 3 minutes. |
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The
forum will be conducted primarily in Cantonese. Participants
may express their views in Cantonese, Putonghua or
English. Our apologies that no simultaneous interpretation
will be provided owing to site constraints. |
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In
order to ensure the smooth conduct of the public forum,
participants are kindly requested to follow the instructions
of the moderator at the forum. |
For more information about the matters being reviewed, please
visit Reference Material
/ Related Links.
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