Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Subcommittee on Poverty (Agenda) 11 December 2012

Subcommittee on Poverty

Meeting on Tuesday, 11 December 2012, from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm
in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 13 December 2012)

Applications for late membership

(2:30 pm - 2:33 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(01)
(issued on 5 December 2012)
(Chinese version only)

Letter dated 5 November 2012 from Hon LEUNG Yiu-chung

LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(02)
(issued on 5 December 2012)
(Chinese version only)

Letter dated 8 November 2012 from Hon CHAN Chi-chuen

LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(03)
(issued on 5 December 2012)
(Chinese version only)

Letter dated 27 November 2012 from Hon Charles Peter MOK

II.

Confirmation of minutes

(2:33 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)292/12-13
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2) 291/12-13 on 4 December 2012)

Minutes of meeting on 5 November 2012

III.

Poverty line

(2:35 pm - 5:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(04)
(issued on 5 December 2012)

Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(05)
(issued on 5 December 2012)

Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Deputations/individuals attending

Session 1 (2:40 pm - 4:00 pm)

	1.	The Against Elderly Abuse of Hong Kong
	2.	Alliance for Children Development Rights LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(01) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	3.	New Territories Evangelical Embassador
	4.	North District Employment Concern Group
	5.	Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Labour Affairs
	6.	Labour Party
	7.	Sustainability Research Centre LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(02) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	8.	The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(06) (issued on 5 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	9.	Alliance for Universal Pension LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(03) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	10.	Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
	11.	Oxfam Hong Kong LC Paper No. CB(2)323/12-13(01) (issued on 7 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	12.	The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions – Social Affairs Committee LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(04) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	13.	New People's Party
	14.	Concern Group of Women Poverty
	15.	Mr LEUNG Kwok-tung
	16.	Eco-Feminist Cooperative Network LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(05) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	17.	Hong Kong Women Workers' Association LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(06) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	18.	Kwai Chung Estate Labour Rights Concern Group
	19.	Hong Kong Association for the Survivors of Women Abuse (Kwan Fook) LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(07) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	20.	Academic for Universal Pension
	21.	Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
	22.	League of Social Democrats
	23.	Liberal party LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(08) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	24.	New Arrival Women League LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(09) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	25.	The Hong Kong Council of Social Service LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(10) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	Break (4:00 pm – 4:05 pm) Session 2 (4:05 pm - 5:15 pm)
	26.	Elderly Council of Tsuen Kwai Tsing District
	27.	Kwai Fong Estate Elderly Rights Concern Group LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(11) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	28.	Chinese Grey Power LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(12) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	29.	Labour Rights Commune LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(13) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	30.	Care-taker's Concern LC Paper No. CB(2)323/12-13(02) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	31.	Grassroots Development Centre LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(14) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	32.	Mr CHAN Chung-yau
	33.	Concerning Grassroots Alliance
	34.	Hong Kong Neuro-Muscular Disease Association LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(15) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	35.	Concerning Urban Housing Rights Social Workers Alliance LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(16) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	36.	Mr KWOK Chung-man
	37.	Mr SO Chi-hong LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(07) (issued on 5 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	38.	The Lion Rock Institute LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(08) (issued on 5 December 2012) (English version only)
	39.	Tin Shui Wai Community Development Alliance
	40.	天水圍爭取尊嚴生活權益會
	41.	Hong Kong Christian Institute
	Written submissions from deputations/individual not attending the meeting
	1.	wo lee LC Paper No. CB(2)293/12-13(09) (issued on 5 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	2.	Social Affairs Committee of the Federation of Hong Kong & Kowloon Labour Unions LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(17) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	3.	Civic Party LC Paper No. CB(2)359/12-13(18) (issued on 13 December 2012) (Chinese version only)
	Discussion time (5:15 pm - 5:45 pm)

IV.

Date of next meeting and items for discussion

(5:45 pm - 5:55 pm)

Any other business

(5:55 pm - 6:00 pm)

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
13 December 2012

Subcommittee on Poverty Meeting on Tuesday, 11 December 2012, from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm in Conference Room 1 of the Legislative Council Complex Revised agenda (as at 13 December 2012)