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Question No. 2
Legislation to control private homes for the aged
REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH & WELFARE TO A QUESTION ASKED BY THE HON. HUI YIN-FAT
IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, 27 APRIL 1988
2. MR. HUI asked ( in Cantonese):
Question Given the fact that the Government has indicated its
intention to consider introducing legislation in 1992 to regulate the operation of private homes for the aged and that the quality of service of these homes has all along been a cause of public conern, will Government consider advancing this legislation and implementing short-term measures during the interim period to improve the quality of service in these homes?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:
Sir
There has for some time been concern, both inside
and outside the Government about standards in private homes
for the elderly. Towards the end of last year, the Social
Welfare Department conducted a review of the extent of compliance by operators of such homes with the voluntary Code of practice which was introduced in 1986 on the advice of the
Social Welfare Advisory Committee. This review also addressed
the question of the best means of ensuring that appropriate.
operating standards are met in future.