Subcommittee on Poverty
Duty visit to Taiwan and Japan from 20 to 29 August 2013

The Subcommittee on Poverty of the Legislative Council's House Committee ("The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty") conducted a duty visit to Taiwan and Japan from 20 to 29 August 2013. The purpose of the visit was to study their experience in alleviating poverty, particularly elderly poverty and working poverty.

The delegation was led by Hon Frederick FUNG Kin-kee, Subcommittee Chairman, and comprised nine members : Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung, Hon CHEUNG Kwok-che, Hon Alan LEONG Kah-kit, Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung, Hon WONG Yuk-man, Hon CHAN Yuen-han and Hon KWOK Wai-keung (Subcommittee members), as well as Hon WONG Kwok-kin and Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun (non-Subcommittee Members).

	Visit Programme
	Papers Fact sheet entitled "Overview of Taiwan" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (Chinese version only) Fact sheet entitled "Overview of poverty alleviation strategies in Taiwan" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat Fact sheet entitled "Overview of Japan" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat Fact sheet entitled "Overview of poverty alleviation strategies in Japan" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
	Photos LegCo Photo Gallery
	Press Releases (issue date) The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty departs for Taiwan to conduct duty visit (20 August 2013) The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty begins its duty visit to Taiwan (21 August 2013) The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty continues its duty visit to Taiwan (22 August 2013) The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty continues its duty visit to Taiwan (23 August 2013) The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty begins its duty visit to Japan (26 August 2013) The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty continues its duty visit to Japan (27 August 2013) The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty continues its duty visit to Japan (28 August 2013) The Legislative Council Subcommittee on Poverty concludes its duty visit to Japan (29 August 2013)
	Report Report of the delegation of the Subcommittee on Poverty on its duty visit to Taiwan and Japan to the House Committee meeting on 11 April 2014 [Annex I to CB(2)1266/13-14]