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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      The Hospital Authority (HA) today (June 6) reminded members of the public again to stay alert to fraudulent calls.        &nbs… read more

     Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Education, Mr Kevin Yeung, at a media session after attending a radio programme today (June 6):   Reporter: With the passage of the National Anthem Law, I mean,… read more

     Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for Justice, Ms Teresa Cheng, SC, at a media session after attending a radio programme today (June 6): Reporter: You said the Department of Justice (DoJ) is still responsibl… read more

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 “Management of funding for sports development through the Arts and Sport Development Fund (Sports Portion)” (Chapter 1) of the Director of Audit’s Report No.74 next Monday (June 8) at 9am in Conference Room 2 of the LegCo Complex.
 
     Seven witnesses have been invited to appear before the above hearing to respond to points raised in the Report and answer questions asked by the PAC members.
 
     The programme for the public hearing is as follows:
 
Date: June 8 (Monday)
Time: 9am
Venue: Conference Room 2  
 

Subject: Management of funding for sports development through the Arts and Sport Development Fund (Sports Portion) (Chapter 1 of the Director of Audit’s Report No.74)

Witnesses:

Mr Caspar Tsui Secretary for Home Affairs   Mr Yeung Tak-keung Commissioner for Sports   Mr Paul Cheng Principal Assistant Secretary (Recreation and Sport) 1,Home Affairs Bureau   Mr PUI Kwan-kay Chairman, Hong Kong Football Association   Mr Vincent Yuen General Secretary, Hong Kong Football Association Secretariat   Mr Cheung Ho-ming Internal Control Manager, Hong Kong Football Association Secretariat   Ms Cherish Cheung Human Resources Manager, Hong Kong Football Association Secretariat

     The PAC is chaired by Mr Abraham Shek, and its Deputy Chairman is Mr Kenneth Leung. Other members include Mr Paul Tse, Mr Steven Ho, Mr Lam Cheuk-ting, Mr Shiu Ka-fai and Ms Tanya Chan. read more

     To support the anti-epidemic work of the property management sector, the Government launched the “Anti-epidemic Support Scheme for Property Management Sector” (ASPM) under the “Anti-epidemic Fund” in late February 2020 to subsidise owners’ organisations or property management companies of eligible private residential and composite (i.e. commercial cum residential) buildings to provide the “Anti-epidemic Hardship Allowance” (“AHA”) to the frontline property management workers. The ASPM also provides the “Anti-epidemic Cleansing Subsidy” to owners’ organisations or property management companies to alleviate the costs arising from heightened cleansing efforts and the burden on the owners and tenants.  

     Further to the extension of the coverage of subsidy to industrial and commercial buildings (including shopping malls) in April 2020, considering that the epidemic situation may still be fluctuating, and continuous efforts in epidemic prevention measures and anti-epidemic work will therefore be required, the Government announced the “Enhanced Anti-epidemic Support Scheme for Property Management Sector” (Enhanced ASPM) on May 30, 2020. Under the Enhanced ASPM, the subsidised period will be extended for three more months (i.e. June to August 2020) and the cap of headcounts of the “AHA” will be relaxed to 100 per eligible building block.

     The application deadline for the Enhanced ASPM is July 15, 2020. If property management companies and owners’ organisations have submitted applications for the ASPM before the enhancement, they do not need to submit a new application for the Enhanced ASPM. The Home Affairs Department or the Property Management Services Authority (PMSA) will contact the property management companies and owners’ organisations concerned direct.

     As of today (June 6), the ASPM has received around 10 600 applications, of which around 8 500 applications have been approved. The approved applications involve subsidies of over 280 million and benefit more than 35 000 building blocks and over 70 000 front-line property management workers. Please refer to the website of the PMSA (aspm.pmsahk.org.hk/?lang=en) for the names of the properties for which applications have been approved.

     For details on the ASPM, please contact the PMSA at 3696 1156 or 3696 1166, or visit the website of the PMSA. read more