Panel on Welfare Services

Meeting on
Monday, 11 November 2002 at 10:45 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)95/02-03
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)94/02-03
on 16 October 2002)

-Minutes of meeting on 10 October 2002

II.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(01)

-list of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(02)

-list of follow-up actions

III.Adjustment of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance rates
(10:55 am - 12:15 pm)

FCRI(2002-03)9
(attached)

-Information note on "Annual Inflation Adjustment of the Standard Payment Rates under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme and the Social Security Allowance Scheme" provided by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau for the Finance Committee in July 2002
Deputations

(1)Hong Kong Association for the Survivors of Women Abuse (Kwan Fook)
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(03)(Chinese version only)(attached)

(2)Hong Kong Social Security Society
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(04)(Chinese version only)(attached)

(3)The Grey Power
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(05)(Chinese version only)(attached)

(4)The CSSA Concern Group for Single Parent of Hong Kong (Kowloon East)
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(06)(Chinese version only)(attached)

(5)Hong Kong Council of Social Service
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(07)(attached)

(6)Foundation CSSA Evaluation Group
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(08)(attached)

(7)Social Policy Committee of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(09)(attached)

(8)Society for Community Organisation
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(10)(attached)

(9)Alliance Concerning CSSA
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(11)(attached)

(10)Tuen Mun Womens' Concern Group on CSSA
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(16)(attached)

Academics

(11)Professor Nelson CHOW, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

(12)Dr WONG Hung, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(13)(attached)

(13)Dr Fernando CHEUNG, Department of Applied Social Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(14)(attached)

LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(17)
(attached)

-The Administration's power-point presentation materials on 'Adjustment of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance rates'

IV.Financial assistance for older persons
(12:15 pm - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)294/02-03(15)
(attached)

-paper provided by the Administration

V.Any other business
(from 12:40 pm onwards)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 November 2002