Panel on Welfare Services

Meeting on Monday, 9 February 2004 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda

I.Information papers issued since the last meeting
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)995/03-04(01)
(issued on 14 January 2004)
(English version only)

-Letter dated 8 January 2004 from the Social Work Assistant Branch of the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association addressed to the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong and copied to the Chairman of the Panel on the "Provision of Social Work Staff in Integrated Family Service Centre"

LC Paper No. CB(2)1108/03-04(01)
(issued on 28 January 2004)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 3 December 2003 from the Society for Community Organisation requesting the Panel to discuss the proposal of increasing the Old Age Allowance to $1,000 to address the growing problem of poverty amongst elders not on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

II.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1181/03-04(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1181/03-04(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

*III.Supplementary provision for the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme
(10:55 am - 11:10 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1181/03-04(03)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

IV.Evaluation report on the ending exclusion project for single parents on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
(11:10 am - 11:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1181/03-04(04)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

V.Efficiency savings
(11:55 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1181/03-04(05)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1181/03-04(06)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service

VI.Any other business
(from 12:40 pm onwards)


* All other Hon Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
9 February 2004