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Terms of Reference (Appendix III)
職權範圍 (附錄三)
Audit Committee
1. to consider and recommend to the Council the appointment of the external auditor, the audit fee, and any questions of resignation or dismissal.
2. to discuss with the external auditor before the audit commences the nature and scope of the audit, and ensure co-ordination where more than one audit rm is involved.
3. to review the annual nancial statements before submission to the Council, focusing particularly on:
(a) Any changes in accounting policies and practices
(b) Major judgmental areas
(c) Signi cant adjustments resulting from the audit
(d) The statutory audit report on the annual nancial statements (e) Compliance with accounting standards
(f) Compliance with legal requirements
4. to discuss problems and reservations arising from the interim and nal audits, and any matters the external auditor may wish to discuss (in the absence of management when necessary).
5. to review the external auditor’s management letter and management’s response.
6. to review the internal audit programme, ensure co-ordination between the internal and external auditors, and ensure that the internal audit function is adequately resourced and has appropriate standing within the University.
7. to consider the major ndings of internal investigations, including value for money audit, and management’s response.
8. to consider other topics, including con ict of interest, as referred by the Council.
審計委員會
1. 就委任外部審計人員、審計費用，以及其辭職或罷 免事宜作出考慮，並向校董會提交建議。
2. 於審計開始前與外部審計人員討論審計本質及範 圍，並於多於一所會計師事務所參與時確保作出協 調。
3. 於提交年度財務報告予校董會前，檢視報告，尤其 著重下列數項:
(甲) 關乎會計政策及方法的任何改變 (乙) 關乎重要判斷的領域
(丙) 因應審計而作出的重大調整
(丁) 年度財務報告的法定審計報告 (戊) 遵從會計準則的規範
(己) 遵從法律要求的規範
4. 就中期及最終審計報告相關的問題及保留意見，以 及任何外部審計人員希望討論的事宜(如有需要在 管理層不在場的情況下)，進行討論。
5. 檢視外部審計人員向管理層發出的信件與管理層的 正式回應。
6. 檢視內部審計計劃，確保內外審計人員相互協調， 確保內部審計擁有足夠資源，並於本校獲得應有的 重視。
7. 就內部調查的重要發現，包括效益審計及管理層正 式回應，作出考慮。
8. 就校董會委託的其他議題，包括利益衝突，作出考 慮。
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