Panel on Welfare Services

Meeting on Monday, 14 January 2019 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 11 January 2019)

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)491/18-19(01)
(issued on 19 December 2018)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 18 December 2018 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung requesting the Panel to discuss the progress of the Special Needs Trust

LC Paper No. CB(2)541/18-19(01)
(issued on 7 January 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Joint letter dated 4 January 2019 from Hon KWOK Wai-keung and Hon LUK Chung-hung requesting the Panel to discuss the impact of raising the eligible age for elderly Comprehensive Social Security Assistance ("CSSA") from 60 to 65 on support services for CSSA recipients aged between 60 and 64 and on providers of such services

LC Paper No. CB(2)579/18-19(01)
(issued on 11 January 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 10 January 2019 from Hon LEUNG Che-cheung requesting the Panel to hold an urgent discussion of raising the eligible age for elderly CSSA from 60 to 65

LC Paper No. CB(2)579/18-19(02)
(issued on 11 January 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 11 January 2019 from Hon Andrew WAN Siu-kin requesting the Panel to discuss welfare of elderly persons aged between 60 and 64 as soon as possible

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)550/18-19(01)
(issued on 11 January 2019)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)550/18-19(02)
(issued on 11 January 2019)

-List of follow-up actions

#Legend symbol denoting All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item which relates to a staffing proposal.III.

Proposal to create a Senior Principal Executive Officer post in the Social Welfare Department to head the new Planning and Development Branch


(10:55 am - 11:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)550/18-19(03)
(issued on 8 January 2019)

-Paper provided by the Administration

IV.

Evaluation Study of the Pilot Scheme on On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services


(11:30 am - 12:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)550/18-19(04)
(issued on 8 January 2019)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)550/18-19(05)
(issued on 8 January 2019)

-Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

V.

Review of Compassionate Rehousing


(12:05 pm - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)550/18-19(06)
(issued on 8 January 2019)

-Paper provided by the Administration

VI.

Any other business


(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 January 2019