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If a licensed residential care home contravenes the law, the licence issued can be cancelled or suspended and the Director of Social Welfare may refuse to renew the licence or amend or vary any conditions of the licence. Similarly, a certificate of exemption can also be revoked. With no licence or certificate of exemption, a home must close down.
The Social Welfare Department Licensing Office of Residential Care Homes for the Elderly is obliged to conduct routine inspections of residential care homes to ensure that they operate in accordance with the statutory requirements and that the welfare of elderly residents is properly safeguarded.
Public housing security installation project
Following is a question by the Hon Zachary Wong and a written reply by the Secretary for Housing, Mr Dominic Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Although stage I of the public housing security installation project has been well-received by the residents since its implementation, there are some areas which they have queried as being inadequate, such as the unsatisfactory quality of security guards and blind spots of the closed-circuit TVs which fail to cover the side entrances. In this regard, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
of the problems that have been identified in stage I of the security installation project and the measures which can be taken to address such problems; and
of the specific plan and arrangement for implementing stage II of the security installation project?
Answer:
Mr President,
The Housing Department receives regular feedback from tenants on security facilities in public housing estates, and the points of concern include -