Panel on Welfare Services

Meeting on Monday, 11 February 2019, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 8 February 2019)

I.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(10:45 am - 10:47 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)743/18-19(01)
(issued on 31 January 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 30 January 2019 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung requesting the Panel to hold a joint meeting with the Panel on Education to discuss the Education Bureau's tendering arrangements for provision of hearing aids as soon as possible

LC Paper No. CB(2)759/18-19(01)
(issued on 4 February 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 4 February 2019 from Hon SHIU Ka-chun requesting the Panel to discuss the review of special grants, supplements and maximum amount of disregarded earnings under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme; and the review of the Support for Self-reliance Scheme

II.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(10:47 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)743/18-19(02)
(issued on 4 February 2019)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)743/18-19(03)
(issued on 4 February 2019)

-List of follow-up actions

III.

Policies on preventing abuse of elderly persons and of persons with intellectual disability


(10:50 am - 11:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)743/18-19(04)
(issued on 31 January 2019)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)743/18-19(05)
(issued on 31 January 2019)

-Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

IV.

Review of supplements and special grants under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme


(11:50 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)743/18-19(06)
(issued on 31 January 2019)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)743/18-19(07)
(issued on 31 January 2019)

-Background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)759/18-19(02)
(issued on 4 February 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 1 February 2019 from Hon SHIU Ka-chun

LC Paper No. CB(2)763/18-19(01)
(issued on 8 February 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission from The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

LC Paper No. CB(2)763/18-19(02)
(issued on 8 February 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission from捍衛綜援權利大聯盟

V.

Any other business


(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 February 2019