Panel on Welfare Services

Special meeting on Monday, 29 October 2012, from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 30 October 2012)

*Legend symbol denoting All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item which relates to a funding proposal.I.

Old Age Living Allowance



LC Paper No. CB(2)4/12-13(01)
(issued on 9 October 2012)

-Paper on "Old Age Living Allowance" provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)76/12-13(01)
(Chinese version issued on 24 October 2012; English version issued on 25 October 2012)

-The Administration's response to issues raised at the Panel's special meeting held on 22 October 2012

LC Paper No. CB(2)50/12-13(01)
(issued on 17 October 2012)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Deputations/individuals attending

Session 1 (2:30 pm - 4:00 pm)

  1. Kowloon Chai Poor Elderly Concern Group

  2. HK No MPF
    LC Paper No. CB(2)129/12-13(01)
    (issued on 30 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

  3. Tai Hang Tung & Nan Shan Estate Peoples Committee

  4. Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong Diocesan Pastoral Centre for Workers (New Territories)

  5. North District Employment Concern Group

  6. New Territories Evangelical Embassador

  7. North District Universal Pension Concern Group

  8. Neighbourhood and Workers' Service Centre

  9. Elderly Council of Tsuen Kwai Tsing District

  10. Labour Party

  11. The Forthright Caucus

  12. Social Policy Committee of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions

  13. The Civic Party
    LC Paper No. CB(2)129/12-13(02)
    (issued on 30 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

  14. NWSC Youth

  15. 葵涌邨長者權益關注組

  16. 葵盛東長者權益關注組

  17. Left 21

  18. Women Workers' Cooperative
    LC Paper No. CB(2)129/12-13(03)
    (issued on 30 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

  19. Left 21 Production Group

  20. Mr AU Nok-hin, Member of Southern District Council
    LC Paper No. CB(2)105/12-13(01)
    (issued on 26 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

  21. Industrial Relations Institute
    LC Paper No. CB(2)129/12-13(04)
    (issued on 30 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

  22. Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee

  23. 聯區小販發展平台

  24. 灣仔市集關注組

Break (4:00 pm - 4:05 pm)

Session 2 (4:05 pm - 5:26 pm)

  1. 爭取基層生活保障聯盟

  2. Sky Action

  3. HK Redevelopment Concern Group
    LC Paper No. CB(2)129/12-13(05)
    (issued on 30 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

  4. Fraternity for Hong Kong Future

  5. The Against Elderly Abuse of Hong Kong

  6. Mr LAM Chi-chung

  7. Lee Wah House Mutual-Aid Committee
    LC Paper No. CB(2)105/12-13(03)
    (issued on 30 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

  8. Cleaning Workers Union

  9. Young DAB

  10. The Professional Commons
    LC Paper No. CB(2)105/12-13(04)
    (issued on 26 October 2012) (English version only)

  11. Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association Social Security Assistants Branch
    LC Paper No. CB(2)105/12-13(05)
    (issued on 26 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

  12. The Lion Rock Institute

  13. Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood

  14. 關注長者生活保障小組

  15. Concern Group for Elderly

  16. 東九龍長者關注組

  17. Concern Group of Women Poverty

  18. Concerning CSSA & Low Income Alliance

  19. Momentum 107
    LC Paper No. CB(2)129/12-13(06)
    (issued on 30 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

Written submission from deputation not attending the meeting

  1. The Y Elites Association Limited
    LC Paper No. CB(2)105/12-13(02)
    (issued on 26 October 2012) (Chinese version only)

Discussion time (from 5:26 pm onwards)

II.

Any other business



* All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item which relates to a funding proposal.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
30 October 2012