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(£)
care-and-attention homes at a ratio of five
places for every 1,000 population aged 60 and
above;
multi-service centres for the elderly at a
ratio of one for each administrative
district; where the district population
exceeds 250,000 an additional centre will
be provided.
2.
In implementing the planned provision of welfare
services, Government takes into account not only the agreed
planning ratios described above but also factors such as the
profile, density of population and the availability of
other services in the area.
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3.
There are at present shortfalls in most service
areas in the new towns, but these should be largely
eliminated within the next five years if present planning
targets are achieved.
An exception is day nursery places in
Tsuen Wan, for which a shortfall of about 500 places is
estimated in 1990. Residential care places for the elderly
are not provided on a district basis, so it is not possible
to say whether a shortfall exists in specific new towns.