There is no excuse to prevent the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from immediately holding a meeting and carrying out its functions even as Parliament continues to remain closed, according to its chairperson Wong Kah Woh.

With a special committee to look into convening a hybrid Parliament set to meet on July 5, Wong reminded that the PAC and other parliamentary select committees (PSC) have not met since Jan 12 at the start of the emergency.

"Meetings and PAC proceedings, as well as PSC meetings, can be carried out as normal through physical presence...