Panel on Welfare Services
Meeting on Monday, 13 January 2014, from 9:45 am to 12:45 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex
Revised agenda
(as at 15 January 2014)
| I. | Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting(9:45 am - 9:50 am) | ||||||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)523/13-14(01)
(issued on 13 December 2013) (Chinese version only) | - | Referral from the Public Complaints Office on policies relating to rent control and rent allowance under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme (Restricted to members only)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)560/13-14(01)
(issued on 19 December 2013) (Chinese version only) | - | Letter dated 13 December 2013 from Hon TANG Ka-piu regarding the Administration's proposal to remove the restriction on importation of labour for private homes for the elderly under the Enhanced Bought Place Scheme
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)560/13-14(02)
(issued on 19 December 2013) (Chinese version only) | - | Letter dated 17 December 2013 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG on the Court of Final Appeal's judgment regarding the residence requirement for Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
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| II. | Items for discussion at the next meeting(9:50 am - 9:55 am) | ||||||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)626/13-14(01)
(issued on 8 January 2014) | - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)626/13-14(02)
(issued on 8 January 2014) | - | List of follow-up actions
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| III. | Shortage of supporting staff (including Programme Workers) in the social welfare sector(9:55 am - 10:50 am) | ||||||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)626/13-14(03)
(Chinese version issued on 7 January 2014; English version issued on 8 January 2014) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)626/13-14(04)
(issued on 7 January 2014) | - | Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)291/13-14(01)
(issued on 14 November 2013) (Chinese version only) | - | Referral from the Public Complaints Office relating to shortage of supporting staff in the social welfare sector (Restricted to members only)
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)439/13-14(01)
(issued on 5 December 2013) (Chinese version only) | - | Letter dated 4 December 2013 from Hon TANG Ka-piu requesting the Panel to discuss as soon as possible the converting of the temporary post of Programme Worker to a permanent post
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Deputation attending
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Written submission from other deputation
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| *Legend symbol denoting Members of the Panel on Security are invited to join the discussion of this item.IV. | Ways to improve situation of mandated refugees, torture claimants and asylum seekers in Hong Kong(10:50 am - 11:45 am) | ||||||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)626/13-14(06)
(issued on 7 January 2014) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)626/13-14(07)
(issued on 7 January 2014) | - | Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)1774/12-13(01)
(issued on 9 September 2013) (Chinese version only) | - | Letter dated 4 September 2013 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG requesting the Panel, when it resumes after the summer break, to hold a meeting to discuss ways to improve the situation of refugees, torture claimants and asylum seekers in Hong Kong
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)638/13-14(01) (issued on 8 January 2014) | - | Submission from Akunne African Association
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)654/13-14(01) (issued on 10 January 2014) (English version only) | - | Submission from Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)663/13-14(01) (issued on 10 January 2014) (English version only) | - | Joint submission from Professor Michael Ramsden and Professor Luke Marsh, Faculty of Law of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)678/13-14(03)
(issued on 15 January 2014) (English version only) | - | Submission from Society for Community Organization
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| V. | Pilot scheme on community care service voucher for the elderly(11:45 am - 12:40 pm) | ||||||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)626/13-14(08)
(English version issued on 8 January 2014; Chinese version issued on 9 January 2014) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)626/13-14(09)
(issued on 8 January 2014) | - | Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| VI. | Any other business(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm) | ||||||
Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
15 January 2014