TNAG-1727-FCO40-2440-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 115

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tion beds from 1 to £ per 1,000 of people age

that four of 60 and above. I fully

support this proposal.

To increase

the provision of care and attention

definitely homes will definately improve

the present situation of long waiting lists on the central register for room in a care and attention home. At the same time, it can also take care of the old people who are now staying in hos- pitals and who should have been stay- ing in care and attention homes. doing so,it will help the old people and will spare vital` hospital beds for

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patients. Nevertheless, some people forecast that even though the provision

have been of care and attention homes will be

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improved to & per thousand elderly, there will still be shortfalls. Based

on demand and supply situations, in

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1987/88, the shortfalle care and att- ention beds will be 3,731, in 88/89, the number will be 3,338, and in 89/90, the shortfall is 2,833, for 90/91, the short fall is 2,648. Until 91/92 the short-

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fall will still be 886, so the shortfall is serious. I call upon the Government

to speed up the building programme for care and attention homes in order to meet these shortfalls. Apart from this, I would call upon the Medical and Health Department as well as the Social Welfare Department to strengthen their co-ordin- ation in the provision of elderly

services so that resources can be,,suit-

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ably deployed for the benefit of old people.