| I. | Follow up to suggestions on the work plan of the Subcommittee
(4:30 pm - 4:45 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2) 1097/04-05(01)
(issued on 15 March 2005)
| - | Paper prepared by the Legislative Council (LegCo) Secretariat on "Follow-up to suggestions on the work plan of the Subcommittee"
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| LC Paper No. CB(2) 1132/04-05(01)
(attached)
| - | Paper prepared by LegCo Secretariat on "Views and suggestions of deputations made at the meeting of the Subcommittee on 23 February 2005"
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| Paper previously issued
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| LC Paper No. CB(2) 583/04-05(01)
(issued on 10 January 2005)
| - | Paper prepared by LegCo Secretariat on "Proposed study areas and work plan"
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| II. | Date of next meeting and items for discussion
(4:45 pm - 4:55 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2) 1097/04-05(02)
(issued on 15 March 2005)
| - | Proposed dates of meetings
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| LC Paper No. CB(2) 1097/04-05(03)
(issued on 15 March 2005)
| - | Possible topics for discussion at the meetings of April and May 2005
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| LC Paper No. CB(2) 1132/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only) (attached)
| - | Letter dated 18 March 2005 from Hon Emily LAU Wai-hing and Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung
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| * III. | Measures to alleviate poverty as proposed in the 2005 Policy Address
(Paragraphs 34 to 46 of the 2005 Policy Address)
(4:55 pm - 6:25 pm)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2) 1132/04-05(03)
(attached)
| - | Paper provided by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau on "Government Policies and Measures in Alleviating Poverty"
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| IV. | Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)
Relevant papers
Please refer to the Appendix.
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Papers provided by the Administration
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/04-05(01)
(issued on 2.12.2004)
| - | Paper provided by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau on "Measures to alleviate poverty"
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/04-05(02)
(issued on 2.12.2004)
| - | Letter dated 20 November 2004 from the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (SHWF)
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 463/04-05(01)
(Chinese version issued on 17.12.2004)
(English version issued on 21.12.2004)
| - | Letter dated 16 December 2004 from SHWF regarding the Government response to immediately resume the provision of grant for spectacles for children on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 532/04-05(01)
(English version issued on 3.1.2005)
(Chinese version issued on 4.1.2005)
| - | Reply dated 29 December 2004 from the Chief Secretary for Administration's Office
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LC Paper No. CB(2)488/04-05(01)
(issued on 21.12.2004)
| - | Letter dated 15 December 2004 from the Subcommittee Chairman to the Chief Executive urging for the setting up of the governmental inter-departmental committee
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 902/04-05(01)
| - | Administration's paper on gist of discussions of the meeting of the Commission on Poverty held on 18 February 2005
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Papers provided by LegCo Secretariat
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/04-05(03)
(issued on 2.12.2004)
| - | Background brief prepared by LegCo Secretariat on "Combating poverty"
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/04-05(04)
(issued on 2.12.2004)
| - | Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 12 November 2004
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LC Paper No. FS 07/04-05
(issued on 6.12.2004)
| - | Fact sheet prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "Gini Coefficient"
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 583/04-05(02)
(issued on 10.1.2005)
| - | Summary prepared by LegCo Secretariat on "Measures proposed by Members to tackle the problem of poverty and to assist the disadvantaged groups during motion debates in 2000-2004"
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LC Paper No. FS 10/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 889/04-05 on 18 February 2005)
| - | Fact Sheet prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "Definitions of poverty"
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LC Paper No. IN 22/04-05
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 915/04-05 on 22 February 2005)
| - | Information note prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "Situation of poverty in Hong Kong"
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LC Paper No. IN16/04-05
(issued on 10 January 2005)
| - | Information note prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "Causes of poverty in Hong Kong: a literature review"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)632/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 12 January 2005)
| - | Letter dated 10 January 2005 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung
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Submissions
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Annex to LC Paper No.
CB(2) 304/04-05(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 2.12.2004)
| - | Submission dated 20 November 2004 from Society for Community Organisation to Complaints Division of LegCo on "世界兒童日 - 貧窮兒童立法會申訴部請願"
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 347/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 6.12.2004)
| - | Letter dated 2 December 2004 from the Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 347/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 6.12.2004)
| - | Letter dated 2 December 2004 from 31 LegCo Members
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 376/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 8.12.2004)
| - | Letter dated 26 November 2004 from 31 LegCo Members
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 380/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 9.12.2004)
| - | Letter dated 9 December 2004 from Hon CHAN Yuen-han, Hon WONG Kwok-hing and Hon KWONG Chi-kin
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 500/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 22.12.2004)
| - | Letter dated 20 December 2004 from Sham Shui Po District Council regarding the passage of a motion on "為扶貧社區經濟計劃提供場地支援" by the District Council on 14 December 2004
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LC Paper No. CB(2)632/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 12.1.2005)
| - | Joint submission from Alliance concerning CSSA, Oxfam and Hong Kong Social Security Society on "關於扶貧委員會的建議：確立扶貧目標、制定成效指標、動員民間參與"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)632/04-05(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 12.1.2005)
| - | Joint submission from Alliance concerning CSSA, Oxfam and Hong Kong Social Security Society on "愛爾蘭「國家反貧窮策略」架構簡介"
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LC Paper No. CB(2)636/04-05
(issued on 13.1.2005)
| - | Publications from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service :
《社會發展指數2002暨1997-2002年社會發展回顧》
《香港低開支住戶開支模式研究2003》
《香港低收入住戶統計概覽2003》
貧窮海報及單張
貧窮數據單張 (2004年9月)
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 869/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 16.2.2005)
| - | Written submission from Hong Kong Council of Social Service
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 915/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 22.2.2005)
| - | Written submission from Society for Community Organization
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 915/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 22.2.2005)
| - | Written submission from Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 959/04-05(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 25.2.2005)
| - | Written submission from Hong Kong Social Workers Association
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 889/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 18.2.2005)
| - | Written submission from The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 869/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 16.2 2005)
| - | Joint submission from Oxfam Hong Kong, Hong Kong Social Security Society and Alliance concerning CSSA
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 959/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 25.2.2005)
| - | PowerPoint presentation materials provided by Oxfam Hong Kong, Hong Kong Social Security Society and Alliance concerning CSSA on "扶貧架構及機制國際比較報告撮要"
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 959/04-05(02)
(English version only)
(issued on 25.2.2005)
| - | Supplementary information provided by Oxfam Hong Kong, Hong Kong Social Security Society and Alliance concerning CSSA on "Review of the National Anti-poverty Strategy"
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 869/04-05(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 16.2.2005)
| - | Written submission from Alliance concerning CSSA
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LC Paper No. CB(2)1068/04-05(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 14.3.2005)
| - | Written submission from Caritas - Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 915/04-05(03)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 22.2.2005)
| - | Written submission from Federation of Hong Kong Industries
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 915/04-05(04)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 22.2.2005)
| - | Written submission from Dr WONG Hung, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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LC Paper No. CB(2) 869/04-05(04)
(issued on 16.2 2005)
| - | Written submission from Dr LUI Hon-kwong, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing & International Business, Lingnan University
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