WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1993
TO ENABLE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM THE EXISTING WATCHMEN ORDINANCE, MR ASPREY SAID THE BILL PROPOSED THAT EXISTING WATCHMEN'S PERMITS WOULD INITIALLY BE REGARDED AS VALID.
THE SECURITY AND GUARDING SERVICES INDUSTRY AUTHORITY WILL, UNDER OVER A PERIOD, NOTIFY PERMIT HOLDERS TO APPLY FOR A NEW PERMIT THE BILL.
EXISTING SECURITY COMPANIES WILL BE GIVEN 12 MONTHS IN TO APPLY FOR LICENCES.
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ASPREY PERSONS
SAID AN APPEAL BOARD, MADE UP OF A CHAIRMAN
APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WOULD
CONSIDER AND DETERMINE APPEALS AGAINST THE DECISIONS ARISING FROM PROVISIONS OF THE BILL.
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LAW NEEDED TO ENSURE QUALITY OF ELDERLY HOMES
MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS TO CONTROL THE STANDARDS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY IS BY LEGISLATIVE CONTROL, SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID.
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MRS WONG SAID THE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES (ELDERLY PERSONS) BILL WHICH WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST WEEK, WAS TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY WERE OF A STANDARD ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.
ENSURE THAT
"WE HOPE THAT THE LEGISLATION CAN BE ENACTED TO HOMES WILL BB ABLE ΤΟ IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE ACCORDING ΤΟ THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED UNDER THE BILL, SHE ADDED.
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REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YIN-FAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS WONG SAID THE GOVERNMENT ATTACHED GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF SERVICE OF THESE HOMES.
TO HELP OPERATORS OF PRIVATE HOMES MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF SERVICE, A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.
MRS WONG ALSO NOTED THAT SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRE BOMB ATTACK ON A HOME AT BOUNDARY STREET IN JUNE THIS YEAR, THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD CONDUCTED 530 VISITS TO THESE HOMES AND ALL OF THEM HAD BEEN VISITED AT LEAST ONCE.
SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT STAFF ALSO VISIT PRIVATE HOMES REGULARLY TO URGE HOME OPERATORS TO COMPLY WITH THE CODE.
AFTER EACH VISIT, A LETTER WILL BE ISSUED TO THE OPERATOR то POINT OUT AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING SAFETY MEASURES IF THESE ARE FOUND NOT TO BE ADEQUATE, SHE ADDED.
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