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variety of other services for the elderly are provided,

mainly by voluntary agencies, including home help and

community nursing, day centres, social centres and

multi-service centres.

3.

For elderly people who can no longer live on their

own or with their families, a range of accommodation services

are provided, including hostels, care-and-attention homes

and special arrangements for compassionate re-housing in

public housing estates. All these services are aimed at

improving the lot of the elderly, and lessening the likelihood

of their being subject to abuse.

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