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Supplementary to Question No. 2

in Legco Meeting on 27.4.88

for the

MR. HUI : Sir, at present the operator of a a private home.

elderly should at least have a business

registration licence in order to operate the business

legally, unless the operator has tax evasion in mind.

can the Social Welfare Department

Business Licensing Section to get

get first hand information

when a new private home obtains a business licence, So

that relevant officers from the department can build up

Sir,

contact with the home concerned?

liaise

with the

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE

Sir, I know that the

make every effort to

Social Welfare Department does

identify new private homes for the elderly by such means

as watching the advertisements

in the newspapers and I

think it is very likely that they also liaise with the

Business Registration Office. But I will pass on

Mr. HUI's suggestion to the director.

MR. LIU (in Cantonese) : Sir, how many complaints have the

Government received in the past of mistreatment

of the

elderly, and how did the

complaints in the past?

Government

deal with such