Panel on Welfare Services

Meeting on Monday, 11 November 2019 at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 8 November 2019)

I.

Confirmation of minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2019


(10:45 am - 10:47 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)55/19-20
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)54/19-20 on 25 October 2019)

-Minutes of meeting on 18 October 2019

II.

Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting


(10:47 am - 10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)58/19-20(01)
(issued on 25 October 2019)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 22 October 2019 from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG requesting the Panel to discuss protection of children's rights through legislation and his proposed amendments to the Protection of Children and Juveniles Ordinance (Cap. 213) and the Juvenile Offenders Ordinance (Cap. 226)

LC Paper No. CB(2)112/19-20(01)
(issued on 30 October 2019)

-The Administration's letter on the extension of Old Age Living Allowance to the Guangdong Scheme and the Fujian Scheme

LC Paper No. CB(2)174/19-20(01)
(issued on 8 November 2019)

-The Administration's letter on the second and third report on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

III.

Items for discussion at the next meeting


(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)145/19-20(01)
(issued on 8 November 2019)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

LC Paper No. CB(2)145/19-20(02)
(issued on 8 November 2019)

-List of follow-up actions

*Legend symbol denoting IV.

Providing one-off extra allowance to recipients of social security payments, Working Family Allowance and Work Incentive Transport Subsidy


(10:55 am - 11:40 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)145/19-20(03)
(issued on 5 November 2019)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)145/19-20(04)
(issued on 5 November 2019)

-Updated background brief prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

*Legend symbol denoting V.

Review of pro-employment measures and other improvement measures under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme, as well as annual adjustment of social security payment rates


(11:40 am - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)145/19-20(05)
(issued on 5 November 2019)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)145/19-20(06)
(issued on 5 November 2019)

-Updated background brief prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

VI.

Any other business


(12:40 pm - 12:45 pm)

* All other LegCo Members are invited to join the discussion of this item which relates to a funding proposal.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 November 2019