Tai Po District Council 5th Meeting in 2020 of the Healthcare, Education and Social Services Committee

The 5th meeting in 2020 of the Healthcare, Education and Social Services Committee (“HESC”) under the District Council (“TPDC”) will be held at the Conference Room, TPDC, 4/F., Tai Po Complex, 8 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po at 09:30 on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. The agenda of the meeting is as follows:

Agenda Proposed Discussion Time

I. Confirmation of the minutes of the 4th meeting in 2020 of 2 mins the HESC on 13 July 2020 (09:30 - 09:32) (TPDC Paper No. HES 34/2020)

II. Hospital Authority – Report on the provision of medical 40 mins services in (09:32 - 10:12)

III. Matters relating to the pilot programme for the “Book 20 mins GOPC” mobile application function (10:12 - 10:32) (TPDC Paper No. HES 35/2020 and HES 35a/2020)

IV. Social Welfare Department – Purchase of premises for the 30 mins provision of welfare facilities (10:32 - 11:02) (TPDC Paper No. HES 36/2020)

V. Social Welfare Department – Report on the data on major 10 mins social services in Tai Po District (11:02 - 11:12) (TPDC Paper No. HES 37/2020)

VI. Social Welfare Department and Independent Commission 5 mins Against Corruption – Reports on the response to (11:12 - 11:17) community activities held between July and August 2020 in Tai Po, and the planned community activities to be held in September and October 2020 in Tai Po (TPDC Paper No. HES 38/2020)

VII. Follow-up discussion on the calling for the introduction of 20 mins Health Care Vouchers for children and people with (11:17 - 11:37) disabilities (TPDC Paper No. HES 39/2020)

VIII. Follow-up discussion on matters relating to Labour and 30 mins Welfare Bureau (11:37 - 12:07) (TPDC Paper No. HES 40/2020(Revised)) (1) Request for the Government to put in place unemployment assistance to provide financial support for people who have been unemployed, underemployed or forced to take no pay leave due to the epidemic (2) Calling for the implementation of $2 transport fare concession for people aged between 60 and 64 as soon as possible (3) The situation where the kaito ferry services operated by Tsui Wah Ferry Service () Limited in Tolo Harbour, , Ko Lau Wan, etc., have not been covered by the Government Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities (“$2 transport fare concession”) even though the scheme has been implemented for 8 years

IX. Education Bureau – Report on the education matters in Tai 20 mins Po District (12:07 - 12:27)

X. Matters relating to the support for parents and students on 20 mins online learning at home (12:27 - 12:47) (TPDC Paper No. HES 41/2020)

XI. Any other business 5 mins (12:47 - 12:52) XII. Date of next meeting 1 min (12:52 - 12:53)