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(e)

(£)

care-and-attention homes at a ratio of five

places for every 1,000 population aged 60 and

above;

multi-service centres for the elderly at a

ratio of one for each administrative

district; where the district population

exceeds 250,000 an additional centre will

be provided.

2.

In implementing the planned provision of welfare

services, Government takes into account not only the agreed

planning ratios described above but also factors such as the

profile, density of population and the availability of

other services in the area.

age

3.

There are at present shortfalls in most service

areas in the new towns, but these should be largely

eliminated within the next five years if present planning

targets are achieved.

An exception is day nursery places in

Tsuen Wan, for which a shortfall of about 500 places is

estimated in 1990. Residential care places for the elderly

are not provided on a district basis, so it is not possible

to say whether a shortfall exists in specific new towns.