Panel on Welfare Services

Meeting on Monday, 14 January 2008, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Updated agenda

I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:47 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)720/07-08
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)719/07-08 on 11 January 2008)

-Minutes of meeting on 10 December 2007

II.Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(10:47 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)742/07-08(01)
(issued on 4 January 2008)
(Chinese version only)

-Referral from Duty Roster Members regarding health care services for the elderly

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)721/07-08(01)
(issued on 8 January 2008)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)721/07-08(02)
(issued on 8 January 2008)

-List of follow-up actions

IV.Measures to assist the Tin Shui Wai community
(10:55 am - 11:45 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)721/07-08(03)
(issued on 9 January 2008)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)721/07-08(04)
(issued on 8 January 2008)

-Summary of views and suggestions given by deputations at the special meeting on 30 October 2007 prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(2)147/07-08(01)
(Chinese version issued on 26 October 2007; English version issued on 29 October 2007)

-Paper provided by the Administration for the special meeting on 30 October 2007

* V.Child Development Fund
(11:45 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)697/07-08(01)
(issued on 27 December 2007)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)721/07-08(05)
(issued on 8 January 2008)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Meeting with deputations/individuals and the Administration

  1. Society for Community Organization

  2. The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong
    LC Paper No. CB(2)721/07-08(06) (issued on 8 January 2008)
    (Chinese version only)

  3. Hong Kong Committee on Children's Rights

  4. Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children

  5. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service
    LC Paper No. CB(2)800/07-08(01) (attached) (Chinese version only)

  6. Against Child Abuse Ltd
    LC Paper No. CB(2)800/07-08(02) (attached) (Chinese version only)

  7. Hong Kong College of Paediatricians
    LC Paper No. CB(2)800/07-08(03) (attached) (English version only)

  8. Hong Kong Paediatric Foundation
    LC Paper No. CB(2)800/07-08(04) (attached) (English version only)

  9. Caritas Medical Centre

  10. Mr TANG Ka-piu
    Member, Islands District Council

  11. Dr CHAN Ching-hai, Network Convenor of Network for Health and Welfare Studies, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
VI.Report of the Subcommittee on Review of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme
(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)778/07-08 (attached)

VII.Any other business
(from 12:45 pm onwards)

* All other Legislative Council Members are invited to join the discussion of this item which is a financial proposal.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 January 2008