Panel on Housing

Meeting on
Monday, 4 May 2015, at 2:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Confirmation of minutes



LC Paper No. CB(1)786/14-15
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)802/14-15 on 29 April 2015)

-Minutes of the meeting held on 2 March 2015

II.

Information papers issued since last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(1)750/14-15(01)
(issued on 16 April 2015)

-Further submission from公屋被迫遷戶關注組 regarding the Hong Kong Housing Authority's under-occupation policy in public rental housing estates (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)775/14-15(01)
(issued on 23 April 2015)

-Administration's response to submissions from公屋被迫遷戶關注組regarding the Hong Kong Housing Authority's under-occupation policy in public rental housing estates

III.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(2:30 pm - 2:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(01)
(issued on 27 April 2015)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(02)
(attached)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

IV.

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


(2:35 pm - 3:15 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(03)
(issued on 27 April 2015)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(04)
(attached)

-Updated background brief on "The work of the Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

V.

Role and positioning of the Hong Kong Housing Society in the Government's housing policy


(3:15 pm - 3:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(05)
(issued on 27 April 2015)

-Hong Kong Housing Society's paper on "Rent Adjustment of Rental Estates by Hong Kong Housing Society"

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(06)
(issued on 27 April 2015)

-Administration's paper on "Role and positioning of the Hong Kong Housing Society in the Government's housing policy"

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(07)
(attached)

-Background brief on "Role and positioning of the Hong Kong Housing Society in the Government's housing policy" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Relevant paper

LC Paper No. CB(1)737/14-15(01)
(issued on 13 April 2015)

-Submission from 觀龍樓居民租金關注組regarding the mechanism for adjusting domestic rents by the Hong Kong Housing Society and providing needy tenants with rental assistance (Chinese version only)

VI.

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


(3:55 pm - 4:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(08)
(attached)

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

LC Paper No. CB(1)787/14-15(09)
(attached)

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

Follow-up papers for the site visit to Kwai Shing West Estate and Kwai Shing East Estate on 10 April 2015

LC Paper No. CB(1)736/14-15(01)
(issued on 13 April 2015)

-Submission from Ms Amelia LAU Mei-lo, member of the Kwai Tsing District Council (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)736/14-15(02)
(issued on 13 April 2015)

-Submission from Mr Rayman CHOW Wai-hung, member of the Kwai Tsing District Council (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)736/14-15(03)
(issued on 13 April 2015)

-Submission from Ms Nancy POON Siu-ping, member of the Kwai Tsing District Council (Chinese version only) (only the cover page and the first out of the 65 pages of signatures attached to the submission are enclosed)

LC Paper No. CB(1)785/14-15(01)
(issued on 27 April 2015)

-Administration's response to the submissions from three members of the Kwai Tsing District Council

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(1)524/14-15(01)
(issued on 6 February 2015)

-Referral arising from the meeting between Legislative Council members and Wong Tai Sin District Council members on 27 November 2014 regarding the new policy on "Universal Accessibility" (Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members)

LC Paper No. CB(1)733/14-15(01)
(issued on 13 April 2015)

-Referral arising from the meeting between Legislative Council members and Sai Kung District Council members on 26 March 2015 regarding the congestion problem at the escalator in Kin Ming Estate, Tseung Kwan O (Chinese version only) (Restricted to Members)

VII.

Any other business


(4:25 pm - 4:30 pm)

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
29 April 2015