Panel on Housing

Meeting on
Tuesday, 12 April 2016, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Agenda

I.

Confirmation of minutes


(4:30 pm - 4:32 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)732/15-16
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(1)733/15-16 on 31 March 2016)

-Minutes of policy briefing cum meeting held on 1 February 2016

II.

Information papers issued since the last meeting



LC Paper No. CB(1)658/15-16(01)
(issued on 8 March 2016)

-Land Registry Statistics for February 2016 provided by the Administration (press release)

LC Paper No. CB(1)703/15-16(01)
(issued on 18 March 2016)

-Letter dated 16 March 2016 from Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen on excessive charges imposed on operators of welfare facilities operating in retail facility in public rental housing estate (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)730/15-16(01)
(issued on 30 March 2016)

-Administration's response to the joint letter dated 21 December 2015 from Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen and Hon KWOK Wai-keung on safety of windows in public rental housing units (LC Paper No. CB(1)346/15-16(01))

LC Paper No. CB(1)753/15-16(01)
(issued on 6 April 2016)

-Letter dated 5 April 2016 from Hon CHAN Han-pan on issues arising from inadequacy of old application form for public rental housing (Chinese version only)

LC Paper No. CB(1)756/15-16(01)
(issued on 6 April 2016)

-Land Registry Statistics for March 2016 provided by the Administration (press release)

LC Paper No. CB(1)764/15-16(01)
(issued on 7 April 2016)

-Referral memorandum from the Public Complaints Office of the Legislative Council Secretariat on provision of transitional housing (Chinese version only)
(Restricted to Members)

III.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(4:32 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)749/15-16(01)
(issued on 6 April 2016)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(1)749/15-16(02)
(issued on 6 April 2016)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV and V. Item IV relates to a funding proposal while item V relates to an establishment proposal.IV.

Public Works Programme Items No. B722CL, B289RS and B187TB - Infrastructure, community and transport facilities to support public housing developments at Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tong and Tuen Mun


(4:35 pm - 5:45 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)749/15-16(03)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on Public Works Programme Item No. B722CL, B289RS and B187TB - Infrastructure, community and transport facilities to support public housing developments at Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tong and Tuen Mun

*Legend symbol denoting All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV and V. Item IV relates to a funding proposal while item V relates to an establishment proposal.V.

Creation of one supernumerary Chief Engineer post in Civil Engineering Development Department, and one permanent Chief Estate Surveyor post and one permanent Chief Housing Manager post in Housing Department


(5:45 pm - 6:55 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)749/15-16(04)
(attached)

-Administration's paper on proposed creation of one supernumerary directorate post in the Civil Engineering and Development Department and two permanent directorate posts in the Housing Department for coping with the additional workload arising from the new public housing supply target

VI.

Security issues relating to metal gates of public rental housing units


(6:55 pm - 7:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(1)749/15-16(05)
(to follow)

-Administration's paper on security issues relating to metal gates of public rental housing units

LC Paper No. CB(1)749/15-16(06)
(issued on 6 April 2016)

-Paper on provision of metal gateset for flat entrance in public rental housing estates prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat (background brief)

LC Paper No. CB(1)655/15-16(01)
(issued on 9 March 2016)

-Letter dated 4 March 2016 from Hon LEUNG Che-cheung requesting the Panel to discuss security issues with metal gates provided in public rental housing units (Chinese version only)

VII.

Any other business


(7:25 pm - 7:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to take part in the discussion of items IV and V. Item IV relates to a funding proposal while item V relates to an establishment proposal.

Council Business Division 1
Legislative Council Secretariat
7 April 2016