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Arrangement has already been made for residents of the Wong Chuk Hang Long Stay Care Home to receive medical services, including medical examination, from visiting medical officers (VMOs), a community geriatric assessment team (CGAT) and a psychogeriatric team (PGT) on a regular basis.

For homes for the aged blind, care and attention homes for the aged blind and long stay care homes other than the Wong Chuk Hang Long Stay Care Home, staff of the homes make appointments for residents to receive treatment at out-patient clinics of the Department of Health, Hospital Authority or any clinics with which the homes have connection or prior agreement. The residents are transported by vans with facilities for people with a disability and escorted by staff of the homes for such visits.

To strengthen the community assessment and medical support services for disabled elderly persons in residential

residential care homes, the Administration is, subject to resources being available, seeking to extend VMO, CGAT and PGT services to all care and attention homes for the aged blind and long stay care homes for ex-mentally ill persons.

Provision of libraries in primary schools

Following is a question by the Hon Cheung Man-kwong and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph W P Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Upon the completion of the consultation period of the Education Commission Report No. 5, the Education Commission proposed that there should be a library in every primary school. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council of the following:

(a) the number of primary schools provided with a library at present;