Panel on Manpower
Policy briefing-cum-meeting on
Thursday, 7 January 2021, from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex
Revised agenda
(as at 6 January 2021)
| I. | Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)377/20-21(01)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 23 November 2020) | - | Letter dated 20 November 2020 from Hon Elizabeth QUAT
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)565/20-21(01)
(English version only) (issued on 29 December 2020) (Circulated to members only) | - | Referral from the Public Complaints Office on policy issues relating to the regulation of employment agencies providing placement services for foreign domestic helpers
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)584/20-21(01)
(Chinese version only) (issued on 5 January 2021) (Circulated to members only) | - | Joint submission from six organizations regarding the pilot rehabilitation programme for employees injured at work
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| II. | Date of next meeting and items for discussion(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)492/20-21(01)
(issued on 30 December 2020) | - | List of outstanding items for discussion
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)492/20-21(02)
(revised version issued on 30 December 2020) | - | List of follow-up actions
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| III. | Update on the proposal to abolish the offsetting arrangement under the Mandatory Provident Fund System(2:40 pm - 2:50 pm) | ||
| IV. | Update on the proposal to increase progressively the number of statutory holidays under the Employment Ordinance(2:50 pm - 3:00 pm) | ||
| *Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this itemV. | Briefing by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare on the Chief Executive's 2020 Policy Address(3:00 pm - 4:15 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)492/20-21(03)
(issued on 8 December 2020) | - | Paper provided by the Labour and Welfare Bureau
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| Relevant documents
The Chief Executive's 2020 Policy Address (issued on 25 November 2020) The Chief Executive's 2020 Policy Address Supplement (issued on 25 November 2020) | |||
| *Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this itemVI. | Review of the levels of compensation/payment under employees' compensation-related ordinances and extension of employees' compensation protection to employees commuting to or from work under "extreme conditions"(4:15 pm - 4:50 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)492/20-21(04)
(issued on 8 December 2020) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)492/20-21(05)
(issued on 30 December 2020) | - | Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| *Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this itemVII. | Raising penalties of occupational safety and health legislation(4:50 pm - 5:25 pm) | ||
| LC Paper No. CB(2)492/20-21(06)
(issued on 8 December 2020) | - | Paper provided by the Administration
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| LC Paper No. CB(2)492/20-21(07)
(issued on 8 December 2020) | - | Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat
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| List of written submissions
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| VIII. | Any other business(5:25 pm - 5:30 pm) | ||
Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
6 January 2021