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(d) With four new secondary schools scheduled to open in the Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and the North districts in 1996, an extra 640 subsidised Secondary 4 places will be provided. In addition, given the projected decline of Secondary 1 student population in 1996, we intend to increase the provision of Secondary 4 places in new towns by converting as far as possible the surplus Secondary 1 classes into Secondary 4 classes, thereby providing an estimated additional 500 S4 places. Together these should substantially reduce cross-district allocations, particularly those to the Hong Kong Island and outlying districts.
* For the North district, its neighbouring districts are Tai Po and Sha Tin; for Tuen Mun, its neighbouring district is Yuen Long; and for Yuen Long, its neighbouring districts are Tuen Mun and the North district.
End/Wednesday, October 25, 1995
Residential Care Homes for the elderly
The following is a question by Dr the Hon Tse Wing-ling and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Since the implementation of Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance in Hong Kong in April this year, will the Government inform this Council;
(a) how many homes for the elderly have applied for the allocation of funds to improve their facilities, how many applications have been approved, and what criteria are adopted for determining whether an application should be approved;
(b) how many private homes for the elderly have not been successful in their applications on account of their failure to meet the required standards: and have closed down in consequence, and how many elderly persons have been affected by the closure of these homes; and
(c) what measures and policy does the Government have to rehouse the affected elderly persons and when will such measures and policy be put into practice?