Panel on Housing

Meeting on
Monday, 7 April 2014, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Confirmation of minutes


(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1188/13-14
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)1199/13-14 on 4 April 2014)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 6 January 2014

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(1)1040/13-14(01)
(issued on 5 March 2014)

-Land Registry Statistics for February 2014 provided by the Administration (press release)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1063/13-14(01)
(issued on 11 March 2014)

-Referral memorandum from the Public Complaints Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat regarding the request for reviewing the policy on tenancy agreement and rent control (Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1131/13-14(01)
(issued on 21 March 2014)

-Referral memorandum from the Public Complaints Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat regarding the request for the Housing Department to review its existing measures for handling water seepage in public rental housing flats (Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1206/13-14(01)
(issued on 4 April 2014)

-Letter dated 3 April 2014 from Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen to the Chairman requesting the Administration to brief the Panel on the progress made in studying the redevelopment potential of Kwai Shing West Estate and related matters (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1207/13-14(01)
(issued on 4 April 2014)

-Letter dated 3 April 2014 from Hon KWOK Wai-keung to the Chairman requesting the Administration to brief the Panel on the progress of the provision of Home Ownership Scheme flats and related matters (Chinese version only)

III.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(2:35 pm - 2:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1189/13-14(01)
(issued on 1 April 2014)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)1189/13-14(02)
(issued on 1 April 2014)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*Legend symbol denoting All other Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items IV and VI which relate to funding proposals.IV.

Public Works Programme Item No. B197SC - Reprovisioning of Pak Tin Community Hall and special child care centre-cum-early education and training centre in Pak Tin Estate redevelopment site, and construction of footbridge link at Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po


(2:40 pm - 3:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1189/13-14(03)
(issued on 1 April 2014)

-Administration's paper on "Public Works Programme Item No. 197SC - Reprovisioning of Pak Tin Community Hall and special child care centre-cum-early education and training centre in Pak Tin Estate redevelopment site, and construction of footbridge link at Nam Cheong Street, Sham Shui Po"

V.

Progress report on addition of lifts and escalators to existing public rental housing estates


(3:20 pm - 3:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1189/13-14(04)
(issued on 1 April 2014)

-Administration's paper on "Progress report on addition of lifts and escalators to existing public rental housing estates"

LC Paper No. CB(1)1189/13-14(05)
(issued on 1 April 2014)

-Updated background brief on "Progress of addition of lifts and escalators in Housing Authority's existing public housing estates" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting All other Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items IV and VI which relate to funding proposals.VI.

Rent payment for public housing tenants


(3:55 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)1189/13-14(06)
(issued on 1 April 2014)

-Administration's paper on "Rent payment for public housing tenants"

VII.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

* All other Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of agenda items IV and VI which relate to funding proposals.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
4 April 2014