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Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Joint Committee on Information Technology for the Social Welfare Sector held at 3:00 p.m. on 6 October 2004 Present: Mr Paul Tang (Chairperson) Mrs Agnes Allcock Mr Sit Tung Mr Alex Ma Prof. Chan Wing-tai Dr Law Chi-kwong Mr Chong Chan-yau Mr Leung Wai-fung, Joseph Mr Lam Bing-chun (Secretary) Absent with apology: Ms Peggy Leung Mr Kang Tsi-kit In attendance: Mr Li Kam-chiu Mr Kok Che-leung Ms Gladys Tsui Mr John Fung Miss Ann Hon Mr Fu Tsun-hung Ms Shirley Kiang Mr James Leung (for agenda item 3 only) Mr Ken Wong (for agenda item 3 only) Mr Sam Chiu (for agenda item 3 only) Mr Ngai Kong-yiu (for agenda item 4 only) Mr Li Chi-hung (for agenda item 4 only) Mrs Wu Cheng So-fong (for agenda item 4 only) Ms Shiu Ka-po (for agenda item 4 only) Mr Edmond Keung (for agenda item 6 only) Ms Mabel Chau (for agenda item 6 only) Opening Remarks The Chairperson welcomed Dr Law Chi-kwong, who replaced Ms Christine Fang as a Member in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Information Technology (IT) Business Committee of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS). Confirmation of Minutes of the Last Meeting 2. The draft minutes of the 9th meeting were confirmed without further amendment. Matters Arising from the Minutes of the Last Meeting Paragraph 3 3. Mr Sit Tung informed Members that a meeting with non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives was held on 14 July 2004 to review the cost structures in respect of the proposed extension of the Client Information System (CIS) to Integrated Family Services Centres (IFSCs) operated by NGOs. The meeting reached a consensus to use headcount as the base for apportioning the recurrent cost among NGOs. 4. Mr Sit Tung further introduced a two-phase implementation plan on NGO CIS. It is noted that NGO could start using the SWD CIS by June 2006 in P