Panel on Welfare Services

Special meeting on Monday, 28 January 2019, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Raising the eligible age for elderly Comprehensive Social Security Assistance from 60 to 65


(10:45 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)701/18-19(01)
(issued on 24 January 2019)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)701/18-19(02)
(issued on 24 January 2019)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

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.

Any other business


(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
24 January 2019