Panel on Welfare Services

Special meeting on Monday, 22 July 2013, at 3:00 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 25 July 2013)

*Legend symbol denoting Members of the Panel on Security are invited to join the discussion of this item. I.

Ways to improve situation of refugees, torture claimants and asylum seekers in Hong Kong


(3:00 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(01)
(issued on 19 July 2013)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(02)
(issued on 19 July 2013)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)1509/12-13(01)
(issued on 3 July 2013)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG requesting for the Panel to discuss how to improve the situation of refugees and torture claimants in Hong Kong

Meeting with deputations and the Administration

1.International Social Service Hong Kong Branch
LC Paper No. CB(2)1646/12-13(01)
(issued on 25 July 2013) (English version only)

2.The Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre
LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(03)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

3.Labour Party
LC Paper No. CB(2)1646/12-13(02)
(issued on 25 July 2013) (Chinese version only)

4.VF Pakistani Community

5.VF Sri Lankan Community

6.Vision First
LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(04)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

7.VF Bangladeshi Community

8.VF African Community

9.VF Women Community

10.Christian Action
LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(03)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

11.Daly & Associates
LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(05)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

12.The Vine Church

13.Society for Community Organization
LC Paper No. CB(2)1633/12-13(01)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

14.Voices of the Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers

15.United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(06)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only) (Revised)

16.The Centre for Comparative and Public Law, The University of Hong Kong
LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(07)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

17.Centre on Behavioral Health, The University of Hong Kong

Written submissions from the deputations not attending the meeting

1.Refugee Concern Network
LC Paper Nos. CB(2)1630/12-13(03) and (08)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

2.The Vine Community Services
LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(03)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

3.Amnesty International Hong Kong
LC Paper No. CB(2)1630/12-13(03)
(issued on 19 July 2013) (English version only)

II.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

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

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
25 July 2013