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MR. POON CHI-FAI (in
Cantonese) : Sir, in the first
paragraph of the main reply, it says that a variety of
services are provided for the elderly. Will Government
inform this Council whether any assessment
of these
services has been undertaken
undertaken and whether these services
are adequate for the elderly in Hong Kong? And in
connection with these services, how long does it take for
an application to come through, especially for homes for
the aged?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE : Sir, a wide range of
services, both day services such as day care centres,
multi-service centres, social centres, and services like
home help, and also of course
course the longer-term residential
centres such as homes and care and attention homes. There
are programmes for providing all of these services. None
of them we would claim are absolutely sufficient at the
But in all cases there are programmes for
providing more centres and we hope that within the next
five to 10 years there will be sufficient services to meet
the demand.
moment.
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