Subcommittee to study the subject of combating poverty

Meeting on Friday, 14 January 2005 from 8:30 am to 10 am
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

Updated agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes of meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2) 620/04-05
(issued on 11 January 2005)

-Minutes of the meeting on 9 December 2004

II.Setting up of the governmental inter-departmental committee on aiding the poor

LC Paper No. CB(2)488/04-05(01)
(issued on 21 December 2004)

-Letter dated 15 December 2004 from the Subcommittee Chairman to the Chief Executive urging for the setting up of the governmental inter-departmental committee

III.Work plan of the Subcommittee

LC Paper No. CB(2) 583/04-05(01)
(issued on 10 January 2005)

-Paper prepared by Legislative Council (LegCo) Secretariat on "Proposed study areas and work plan"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 583/04-05(02)
(issued on 10 January 2005)

-Summary prepared by LegCo Secretariat on "Measures proposed by Members to tackle the problem of poverty and to assist the disadvantaged groups during motion debates in 2000-2004"

LC Paper No. IN16/04-05
(issued on 10 January 2005)

-Information note prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "Causes of poverty in Hong Kong: a literature review"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 632/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(attached)

-Letter dated 10 January 2005 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG Chiu-hung

Relevant papers

Please refer to the Appendix.

VI.Any other business


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 January 2005

Appendix

Relevant papers

Papers provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/04-05(01)
(issued on 2.12.2004)

-Paper provided by the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau on "Measures to alleviate poverty"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/04-05(02)
(issued on 2.12.2004)

-Letter dated 20 November 2004 from the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food (SHWF)

LC Paper No. CB(2) 463/04-05(01)
(Chinese version issued on 17.12.2004)
(English version issued on 21.12.2004)

-Letter dated 16 December 2004 from SHWF regarding the Government response to immediately resume the provision of grant for spectacles for children on Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

LC Paper No. CB(2) 532/04-05(01)
(English version issued on 3.1.2005)
(Chinese version issued on 4.1.2005)

-Reply dated 29 December 2004 from the Chief Secretary for Administration (CS)'s Office
Papers provided by LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/04-05(03)
(issued on 2.12.2004)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council (LegCo) Secretariat on "Combating poverty"

LC Paper No. CB(2) 304/04-05(04)
(issued on 2.12.2004)

-Extract from the minutes of the House Committee meeting on 12 November 2004

LC Paper No. FS 07/04-05
(issued on 6.12.2004)

-Fact sheet prepared by Research and Library Services Division of LegCo Secretariat on "Gini Coefficient"
Submissions

LC Paper No. CB(2) 347/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 6.12.2004)

-Letter dated 2 December 2004 from the Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong

LC Paper No. CB(2) 347/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 6.12.2004)

-Letter dated 2 December 2004 from 31 LegCo Members

LC Paper No. CB(2) 376/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 8.12.2004)

-Letter dated 26 November 2004 from 31 LegCo Members

LC Paper No. CB(2) 380/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 9.12.2004)

-Letter dated 9 December 2004 from Hon CHAN Yuen-han, Hon WONG Kwok-hing and Hon KWONG Chi-kin

LC Paper No. CB(2) 500/04-05(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 22.12.2004)

-Letter dated 20 December 2004 from Sham Shui Po District Council regarding the passage of a motion on "為扶貧社區經濟計劃提供場地支援" by the District Council on 14 December 2004

LC Paper No. CB(2)632/04-05(02)
(Chinese version only) (attached)

-Joint submission from關注綜援檢討聯盟, Oxfam and Hong Kong Social Security Society on "關於扶貧委員會的建議:確立扶貧目標、制定成效指標、動員民間參與"

LC Paper No. CB(2)632/04-05(03)
(Chinese version only) (attached)

-Joint submission from關注綜援檢討聯盟, Oxfam and Hong Kong Social Security Society on "愛爾蘭「國家反貧窮策略」架構簡介"

LC Paper No. CB(2)636/04-05
(to follow)

-Publications from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service :
《社會發展指數2002暨1997-2002年社會發展回顧》
《香港低開支住戶開支模式研究2003》
《香港低收入住戶統計概覽2003》
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