Audit Director Professor Lam Heads to India for ASOSAI Assembly and Symposium on Digital Inclusion.

Director of Audit to attend 16th Assembly and 9th Symposium of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions

The Director of Audit, Professor Nelson Lam, will depart for India this evening (September 21) for the 16th Assembly and 9th Symposium of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI). Senior Auditor of the Audit Commission Mr Alfred Wong will also join him on the trip.

At the invitation of the National Audit Office of the People’s Republic of China (CNAO), Professor Lam and Mr Wong will take part in the said events as members of the People’s Republic of China Delegation led by the Auditor General of CNAO and Secretary General of ASOSAI, Mr Hou Kai. Hosted by the Supreme Audit Institution of India, the Assembly and the Symposium on Digital Public Infrastructure and Gender Divide - Issues of Inclusion and Accessibility will be held from September 21 to 27, 2024, in New Delhi, India.

Correctional officers stop remand person in custody from attacking staff member

Correctional officers at Tai Lam Centre for Women stopped a female remand person in custody from attacking a staff member today (September 20).

At 7.10pm today, a 62-year-old female remand person in custody suddenly became emotional and attacked a correctional officer inside a cell. Officers at the scene immediately ordered the assailant to stop.

During the incident, the officer sustained an injury to her thumb. After examination and treatment by the institution Medical Officer, she was referred to a public hospital for further treatment. The assailant did not sustain any injuries.

The case has been reported to the Police for investigation.

The assailant was remanded for the offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft in August 2024.