MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1989
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TO ACHIEVE THIS. THE GROUP FELT THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES SHOULD BE SHOULD BE MADE MORE READILY AVAILABLE AND ELDERLY PERSONS ENCOURAGED TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THEM.
THE GROUP ALSO FELT THAT PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO EXPANDING THE ALL HOUSING SERVICES WHICH CATER SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NEEDS OF
HOUSING ΤΟ ABLE-BODIED ELDERLY AND THE TRANSITION FROM ONE FORM OF ANOTHER SHOULD BE MADE AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE.
THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE WORKING GROUP INCLUDE:
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A
SCHEME SHOULD BE
INTRODUCED,
FOR FAMILIES WITH NEW APPLICATION
WHEREBY PERSONS ELDERLY
WITH YOUNG FAMILIES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO APPLY
OR DEPENDENTS FOR TWO THEIR
PARENTS ELDERLY SEPARATE FLATS IN THE SAME PUBLIC HOUSING IN NEW TOWNS:
BLOCK
ENCOURAGED
YOUNG FAMILIES IN NEW TOWNS SHOULD BE TO ADD ELDERLY PARENTS OR RELATIVES FROM PUBLIC HOUSING OR PRIVATE TENANCIES TO THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. ELDERLY AND APPLY FOR LARGER FLATS IN NEW TOWNS. PARENTS OR RELATIVES ALLOWED TO ADD CHILDREN OR RELATIVES IN OLD URBAN APPLY FOR ESTATES TO THEIR TRANSFERS TO LARGER FLATS IN NEW TOWNS :
IN NEW
TOWNS SHOULD BE
AND TENANCIES
IN FUTURE, PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES SHOULD BE BUILT
REDESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE
OR
SYSTEM
OF
DEMOGRAPHICALLY
ACCOMMODATION. INCLUDING SHELTERED HOUSING. HOMES FOR THE HOME CUM CARE AND ATTENTION/INFIRMARY UNITS HOME-HELF SERVICES, WHICH SHOULD BE EXPANSION OR FLEXIBLE DEPLOYMENT:
RELATED
AGED,
AND
CAPABLE OF
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FAMILIES ON THE WAITING LIST UNDER
SCHEME SHOULD PARENTS PRIORITY
TWO HOUSING ALLOCATION ADVANCED BY PROVIDED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED LIST FOR
THE ELDERLY HAVE THEIR YEARS. ON THE
NOT LESS THAN TWO YEARS. THE SCIIEME FAMILIES WITH
SHOULD NOT BE RESTRICTED TO
ELDERLY PARENTS BUT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE OTHER DEPENDENT ELDERLY RELATIVES:
BE CONVERTED FOR THE AGED,
FOR THE ELDERLY SOME OF THE EXISTING HOSTELS
TO
AND CARE EVENTUALLY SHOULD
AND THAT HOSTEL ATTENTION HOMES
SCHEMES TENANTS BE REHOUSED IN SHELTERED HOUSING WITHIN THEIR OWN DISTRICTS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. THE REMAINING HOSTELS SHOULD BE RETAINED FOR CATEGORIES OF TENANTS WHO WERE UNIQUELY SUITED TO THIS TYPE OF SERVICES:
CERTAIN
OLDER ESTATES