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MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1991

"IT IS FOR THIS

THE

COUNCIL

HAS

ENDORSED REASON THAT INTRODUCTION OF A NEW SUBJECT TRAVEL AND TOURISM' AT SECONDARY 4 5 LEVELS," HE SAID.

THE

AND

IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS LIKELY TO LAUNCH A PILOT SCHEME

THE WITH

INCLUSION OF THIS AT LEAST 20 SCHOOLS IN SEPTEMBER 1993, SUBJECT IN THE CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN 1995.

OR CHENG

CHU

ALSO ATTENDING

WERE CHAIRMEN TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE COUNCIL'S SIX CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEES: MS TAI-TAI, MRS LING LAU YUET-FUN AND MESSRS CHAN KAI-YIN, FRANK NG, SAU KUEN, ANH N Wil -CHUỆN.

LAW TO REGULATE ELDERLY HOMES IN PHASES

THE SOCIAL WELFARE

COMMITTEE ADVISORY

INTRODUCE

(SWAC)

ENDORSED A

LEGISLATION

TO REGULATE

PROPOSAL TO PROGRESSIVELY RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY.

EXPLAINING THE PROPOSAL

AT THE

SWAC MEETING THIS (MONDAY) WELFARE, MR ANTHONY CHAN, MORNING, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SAID IN PHASE I, THE STATUTORY MINIMUM STAFFING STANDARD OF BACH CARE- HEALTH STAFF AND-ATTENTION HOME WOULD REQUIRE A HOME MANAGER AND ONE

HOME AND AND A NUMBER OF CARE STAFF CORRESPONDING TO THE SIZE OF THE OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AT DIFFERENT HOURS OF THE DAY.

AGED HOMES, SELF-CARE HOSTELS AND SHELTERED HOUSING WOULD REQUIRE ONE HOME MANAGER.

MR CHAN

POINTED

OUT THAT

ONLY

MINIMUM THE

IN PHASE

SPACE

FOR STANDARD WAS 5.5 SQUARE

RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY METRES PER PERSON.

THERE WOULD BE AN INTERNAL ANNUAL REVIEW TO ASSESS THE

SITUATION.

BE

GENERAL

11. WHICH

IMPLEMENTED WILL MR

ADDED: "IN CHAN

PHASE

SHOULD HAVE A IMMEDIATELY UPON THE COMPLETION OF PHASE I, ALL HOMES

HAVE ONE OR MORE HOME MANAGER. EACH CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOME SHOULD

ARE NOT AVAILABLE, NURSING STAFF OR HEALTH STAFF WHEN NURSING STAFF

ΤΟ THE CARE STAFF, ANCILLARY STAFF AND OVERNIGHT STAFF CORRESPONDING

DIFFERENT HOURS OF SIZE OF THE HOME AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AT THE DAY.

ARE NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED, NURSING STAFF, HOUSING

"AS REGARD AGED HOMES, CARE STAFF

SELF-CARE

SHELTERED HOSTELS AND WHILE IN HEALTH STAFF AND CARE STAFF ARE ALSO NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED."

"

IN PHASE II THE MINIMUM SPACE HE FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT

SQUARE METRES PER STANDARD FOR THESE HOMES WOULD BE IMPROVED TO 6.5 PERSON.

"NO LICENCE WOULD BE ISSUED TO NEW HOMES UPON ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION UNLESS THEY CAN COMPLY FULLY WITH THE MINIMUM STANDARD PHASE II, MR CHAN CONTINUED.

I

THE

OF

/TURNING TO