Panel on Welfare Services

Meeting on Monday, 8 March 2004 from 10:45 am to 1:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda



I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1608/03-04
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1607/03-04 on 5 March 2004)

-Minutes of meeting on 9 February 2004

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(01)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(02)
(attached)

-List of follow-up actions

III.Efficiency savings
(10:55 am - 11:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(03)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(04)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Concern Group on the Development of Single Parent Centres

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(05)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Joint submission from the Society for Community Organization and the Hong Kong Elderly Rights League

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(06)
(attached)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service

LC Paper No. CB(2)1641/03-04(01)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Dr Fernando CHEUNG of the Department of Applied Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr WONG Hung of the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

*IV.Measures to address poverty
(11:45 am - 12:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(07)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(05)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Joint submission from the Society for Community Organization and the Hong Kong Elderly Rights League

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(08)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(09)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Association of the Rights of the Elderly

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(10)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Oxfam

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(11)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Social Policy Committee of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(12)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(15)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Alliance Concerning CSSA

Dr Fernando CHEUNG of the Department of Applied Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Dr WONG Hung of the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

V.Final report on the "three-year action plan to help street sleepers" and the way forward
(12:35 pm - 1:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(13)
(attached)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1609/03-04(14)
(attached) (Chinese version only)

-Submission from the Society for Community Organization

Dr WONG Hung of the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

VI.Any other business
(from 1:25 pm onwards)



* Members of the Panel on Home Affairs are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 March 2004