Panel on Housing

Meeting on
Monday, 6 January 2014, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Confirmation of minutes



LC Paper No. CB(1)531/13-14
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)532/13-14 on 12 December 2013)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2013

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(1)475/13-14(01)
(issued on 4 December 2013)

-Land Registry Statistics for November 2013 provided by the Administration (press release)

LC Paper No. CB(1)479/13-14(01)
(issued on 5 December 2013)

-Referral memorandum from the Public Complaints Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat regarding the request for shelving the policies on rent control and rent allowance under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme (Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members)

LC Paper Nos. CB(1)509/13-14(01)
and CB(1)509/13-14(02)
(issued on 10 December 2013)

-Two letters from Hon WONG Kwok-hing, Chairman of the Panel on Housing, issued separately to the Secretary for Transport and Housing and the Secretary for Development requesting the Government to develop subsidized housing on the sites in Area 115 and Area 112B in Tin Shui Wai (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)652/13-14(01)
(issued on 2 January 2014)

-Referral arising from the meeting between Legislative Council members and Kwai Tsing District Council members on 28 November 2013 regarding improving the dilapidated playground and fitness equipment in public housing estates (Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members)

III.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)622/13-14(01)
(issued on 24 December 2013)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)622/13-14(02)
(attached)

-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 establishment proposals.IV.

Matters arising


(2:35 pm - 3:00 pm)

Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C in the Housing Department for the implementation of the initiatives under the Long Term Housing Strategy review

LC Paper No. CB(1)622/13-14(03)
(issued on 24 December 2013)

- Administration's supplementary paper on "Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C in the Housing Department for the implementation of the initiatives under the Long Term Housing Strategy review"

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(1)411/13-14(07)
(issued for the meeting on 2 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on "Proposed creation of one supernumerary post of Administrative Officer Staff Grade C in the Housing Department for the implementation of the initiatives under the Long Term Housing Strategy review"

LC Paper No. CB(1)615/13-14(01)
(issued on 24 December 2013)

-Extract of minutes of meeting on 2 December 2013

V.

The work of the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority


(3:00 pm - 3:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)622/13-14(04)
(issued on 24 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on "The work of the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority"

LC Paper No. CB(1)622/13-14(05)
(attached)

-Background brief on "The work of the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority" 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 establishment proposals.VI.

Proposed creation of three permanent directorate posts in the Housing Department for coping with the additional workload arising from the new public housing production targets


(3:40 pm - 4:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)622/13-14(06)
(issued on 31 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on "Proposed creation of three permanent directorate posts in the Housing Department for coping with the additional workload arising from the new public housing production targets"

VII.

Proposed Subsidy Scheme for the Replacement of Laundry Pole Holders by Laundry Racks in Public Rental Flats


(4:20 pm - 4:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)622/13-14(07)
(issued on 31 December 2013)

-Administration's paper on "Proposed Subsidy Scheme for the Replacement of Laundry Pole Holders by Laundry Racks in Public Rental Flats"

VIII.

Any other business


(4:55 pm - 5:00 pm)

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

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
2 January 2014