Panel on Welfare Services

Meeting on Thursday, 12 April 2007, at 2:00 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Updated agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(2:00 pm - 2:03 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1469/06-07
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1468/06-07 on 10 April 2007)

-Minutes of meeting on 12 March 2007

II.Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(2:03 pm - 2:05 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1401/06-07(01)
(issued on 22 March 2007)

-Information paper provided by the Administration on the proposal to construct a Government complex at Mei Lai Road, Mei Foo, Lai Chi Kok

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(2:05 pm - 2:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(01)
(issued on 4 April 2007)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(02)
(issued on 4 April 2007)

-List of follow-up actions

# IV.Further discussion on review of the disregarded earnings under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme
(2:10 pm - 3:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(03)

-Paper provided by the Administration

Meeting with deputations, individual and the Administration

  1. Concerning CSSA Review Alliance
    LC Paper No. CB(2)1523/06-07(01) (attached) (Chinese version only)

  2. Dr WONG Hung

  3. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
    LC Paper No. CB(2)1523/06-07(03) (Chinese version only)

  4. Oxfam Hong Kong

  5. Hong Kong Association for the Survivors of Women Abuse (Kwan Fook)
    LC Paper No. CB(2)1570/06-07(01) (attached) (Chinese version only)
Paper previously issued

LC Paper No. CB(2)1305/06-07(01)
(issued on 13 March 2007)

-Paper provided by the Administration

* V.Comprehensive Child Development Service : Review of Pilot Implementation
(3:10 pm - 4:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(04)
(issued on 2 April 2007)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(05)
(issued on 2 April 2007)

-Background paper prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Meeting with deputations and the Administration

  1. Breakthrough

  2. The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong

  3. The Hong Kong Paediatric Foundation and the Hong Kong Society of Child Neurology and Developmental Paediatrics
    LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(06) (attached)

  4. International Social Service - Hong Kong Branch

  5. Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children

  6. Against Child Abuse
    LC Paper No. CB(2)1523/06-07(04) (attached) (Chinese version only)

  7. Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
    LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(07)
    (issued on 2 April 2007) (English version only)

  8. Medical Coordinators on Child Abuse of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority
    LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(08)
    (issued on 2 April 2007) (English version only)

  9. The Hong Kong Paediatric Society
    LC Paper No. CB(2)1570/06-07(02)
    (attached) (English version only)
Other submission received (will not attend the meeting)

Hong Kong Family Welfare Society
LC Paper No. CB(2)1470/06-07(09)
(issued on 2 April 2007) (English version only)

VI.Research report on "Child Protection in Selected Overseas Places"
(4:10 pm - 4:25 pm)

RP03/06-07 - Research report prepared by the Research and Library Services Division of the LegCo Secretariat (issued on 2 and 4 April 2007)

VII.Any other business
(from 4:25 pm onwards)

# All other LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of this item.

* Members of the Panel on Health Services are invited to join the discussion of this item.


Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
12 April 2007