Tai Po District Council 4th Meeting in 2020 of the Healthcare, Education and Social Services Committee

The 4th 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 9:30 on Monday, 13 July 2020. The agenda of the meeting is as follows:

Agenda Proposed Discussion Time

I. Confirmation of the minutes of the 3rd meeting in 2020 of 2 mins the HESC on 11 May 2020 (09:30 - 09:32) (TPDC Paper No. HES 21/2020)

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

III. Hospital Authority – Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole 30 mins Hospital Accident and Emergency Department Expansion (10:12 - 10:42) Project (TPDC Paper No. HES 22/2020)

IV. Follow-up suggestions on the Proposed Development Plan 30 mins of the Ex-Jockey Club Swimming Pool Site on On Pong (10:42 - 11:12) Road, Tai Po (TPDC Paper No. HES 23/2020)

V. Request for the Labour Department to set up a Labour 30 mins Relations Division office in Tai Po (11:12 - 11:42)

VI. Education Bureau – Report on the education matters in Tai 20 mins Po District (11:42 - 12:02)

VII. Request to provide additional kindergarten places in the 20 mins community (12:02 - 12:22) (TPDC Papers No. HES 24/2020 and 24a/2020)

VIII. Request for the Government to put in place unemployment 30 mins assistance to provide financial support for people who have (12:22 - 12:52) been unemployed, underemployed or forced to take no pay leave due to the epidemic (TPDC Papers No. HES 25/2020 and 25a/2020)

IX. Calling for the introduction of Health Care Vouchers for 30 mins children and people with disabilities (12:52 - 13:22) (TPDC Papers No. HES 26/2020 and 26a/2020)

X. Calling for the implementation of $2 transport fare 30 mins concession for people aged between 60 and 64 as soon as (13:22 - 13:52) possible (TPDC Papers No. HES 27/2020 and 27a/2020)

XI. The situation where the kaito ferry services operated by 20 mins Tsui Wah Ferry Service () Limited in Tolo (13:52 - 14:12) 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 (TPDC Papers No. HES 28/2020 and 28a/2020)

XII. Social Welfare Department – Work plan of Tai Po and 20 mins North District Social Welfare Office in 2020/21 (14:12 - 14:32) (TPDC Paper No. HES 29/2020)

XIII. Social Welfare Department – Report on the data on major 10 mins social services in Tai Po District (14:32 - 14:42) (TPDC Paper No. HES 30/2020)

XIV. Social Welfare Department and Independent Commission 5 mins Against Corruption – Reports on the response to (14:42 - 14:47) community activities held between May and June 2020 in Tai Po, and the planned community activities to be held in July and August 2020 in Tai Po (TPDC Paper No. HES 31/2020)

X V. Reports of working groups 5 mins (1) Working Group on Elderly Projects and Medical (14:47 - 14:52) Services (2) Working Group on Caring for the Community (3) Working Group on Youth Projects

XVI. Applications for DC Funds 30 mins (TPDC Papers No. HES 32/2020 and 33/2020) (14:52 - 15:22)

XVII. Any other business 5 mins (1) Public education / publicity activities on rehabilitation (15:22 - 15:27) in 2020/21 (2) Funding Scheme for Women’s Development (District Council Stream) of the Women’s Commission

XVIII. Date of next meeting 1 min (15:27 - 15:28)