Panel on Housing

Meeting on
Monday, 1 April 2019, from 2:30 pm to 7:15 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 28 March 2019)

I.

Confirmation of minutes


(2:30 pm - 2:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)798/18-19
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)799/18-19 on 27 March 2019)

-Minutes of policy briefing held on 29 October 2018

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(1)675/18-19(01)
(issued by e-mail on 6 March 2019)

-Land Registry Statistics for February 2019 provided by the Administration (press release)

LC Paper No. CB(1)688/18-19(01)
(issued on 8 March 2019)

-Administration's response to the letter dated 30 November 2018 from Hon SHIU Ka-chun on Public Housing Construction Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23 and challenges and difficulties in taking forward public housing development projects (LC Paper No. CB(1)259/18-19(01))

LC Paper No. CB(1)758/18-19(01)
(issued on 22 March 2019)

-Administration's further response to the letter dated 29 November 2018 from Hon Gary FAN Kwok-wai requesting supplementary information regarding "Public Housing Construction Programme 2018-19 to 2022-23" (LC Paper No. CB(1)248/18-19(01))

LC Paper No. CB(1)773/18-19(01)
(issued on 25 March 2019)

-Administration's response to the letter dated 9 January 2019 from Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen on the development density of public housing sites over the territory (LC Paper No. CB(1)451/18-19(01))

LC Paper No. CB(1)815/18-19(01)
(issued on 28 March 2019)

-Letter dated 27 March 2019 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung regarding wage defaults by a contractor of the Housing Department's project of Ying Tung Estate, Tung Chung (Chinese version only)

III.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(2:32 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)771/18-19(01)
(issued on 28 March 2019)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)771/18-19(02)
(issued on 25 March 2019)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*Legend symbol denoting All other Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items IV.IV.

Introduction of "Special Rates" on vacant first-hand private residential units by amending the Rating Ordinance (Cap. 116)


(2:35 pm - 3:30 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)771/18-19(03)
(issued on 26 March 2019)

-Administration's paper on introduction of "Special Rates" on vacant first-hand private residential units

LC Paper No. CB(1)771/18-19(04)
(issued on 28 March 2019)

-Paper on introduction of "Special Rates" on vacant first-hand private residential units by amending the Rating Ordinance (Cap. 116) prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

V.

Link Real Estate Investment Trust's disposal of properties divested by the Hong Kong Housing Authority


(3:30 pm - 7:10 pm)

Meeting with deputations/individuals and the Administration

Session One (3:30 pm - 5:10 pm)

Break (5 minutes)

Session Two (5:15 pm - 6:55 pm)

Submissions from deputations/individuals attending the meeting

Submissions from deputations/individuals not attending the meeting

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(1)817/18-19(01)
(attached)

-Submission from Link Asset Management Limited on disposals of properties divested by the Hong Kong Housing Authority

LC Paper No. CB(1)771/18-19(05) (issued on 26 March 2019)

-Administration's paper on policies on and regulation of divested properties

LC Paper No. CB(1)771/18-19(06) (issued on 28 March 2019)

-Paper on Link Real Estate Investment Trust's disposal of properties divested by the Hong Kong Housing Authority prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

Meeting with the Administration
(6:55 pm - 7:10 pm)

VI.

Any other business


(7:10 pm - 7:15 pm)

* All other Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items IV.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
28 March 2019