Subcommittee on Poverty

Meeting on Tuesday, 28 October 2014, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 28 October 2014)

I.

Work of the Commission on Poverty – review and way forward


(10:00 am - 12:50 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)117/14-15(01)
(issued on 24 October 2014)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)117/14-15(02)
(issued on 24 October 2014)

-Updated background brief on the poverty line prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)117/14-15(03)
(issued on 24 October 2014)

-Updated background brief on the Low-income Working Family Allowance prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Deputations/individuals attending

1.New People's Party

2.Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

3.The Forthright Caucus

4.Miss YU Cheuk-lam

5.葵涌貧窮人仕聯會

6.葵涌低收入關注組

7.葵涌劏房住客聯盟

8.The Salvation Army Community Project

9.Alliance for Children's Development Rights
LC Paper No. CB(2)117/14-15(04)
(issued on 24 October 2014) (Chinese version only)

10.Miss LAI Wan-yiu

11.Mr LEE Tai-shing

12.Tung Chung Homemade

13.Mr FU Siu-hung

14.Promoting Home Made Culture Concern Group

15.Kong Yeah

16.Tin Shui Wai Craft Platform

17.Promoting Localized Production Concern Group

18.Tin Shui Wai Resident Concern About Retirement Protection

19.Tin Shui Wai Housewife Concern About Retirement Protection

20.Tin Shui Wai Concern About Pension

21.Community Development Alliance

22.Tung Chung Community Development Alliance

23.Mr Eiddle CHEUNG

24.Mr WONG Chi-yung

25.Mr CHOW Kin-wa

26.Mr CHAN Chun-ki

27.Community Craft Development Concern Group

28.The Alliance of Promoting Economic Development in Tin Shui Wai

29.Tin Shui Wai Community Development Alliance

30.Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong
LC Paper No. CB(2)186/14-15(01)
(issued on 28 October 2014) (Chinese version only)

31.Miss FAN Pui-ying

32.Mr WONG Yun-tat, Member of Kwai Tsing District Council

33.Kwai Chung Estate Grassroot Concern Group

34.Kwai Chung Community Workers Union

35.Special Educational Needs Rights Association

36.爭取低收入家庭保障聯席

37.土瓜灣低收入居民小組

Written submission from deputation not attending the meeting

1.Civic Party
LC Paper No. CB(2)186/14-15(02)
(issued on 28 October 2014) (Chinese version only)

II.

Subjects to be discussed at meetings in November and December 2014


(12:50 pm - 12:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)117/14-15(05)
(issued on 24 October 2014)

-Paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

III.

Any other business


(12:55 pm - 1:00 pm)

(A list of relevant papers previously issued is available on the LegCo website at http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/english/hc/sub_com/hs51/ papers/hs51_ppr.htm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 October 2014