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Supplementary to Question No. 2
in Legco Meeting on 27.4.88
for the
MR. HUI : Sir, at present the operator of a a private home.
elderly should at least have a business
registration licence in order to operate the business
legally, unless the operator has tax evasion in mind.
can the Social Welfare Department
Business Licensing Section to get
get first hand information
when a new private home obtains a business licence, So
that relevant officers from the department can build up
Sir,
contact with the home concerned?
liaise
with the
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE
Sir, I know that the
make every effort to
Social Welfare Department does
identify new private homes for the elderly by such means
as watching the advertisements
in the newspapers and I
think it is very likely that they also liaise with the
Business Registration Office. But I will pass on
Mr. HUI's suggestion to the director.
MR. LIU (in Cantonese) : Sir, how many complaints have the
Government received in the past of mistreatment
of the
elderly, and how did the
complaints in the past?
Government
deal with such