Burst
Written by: Chen Leilei
2020-05-20 18:20
Last update date: 2020-05-20 18:20A mother-daughter fell off the building this morning in Tseung Kwan O, exposing the family's often tragic case. The 70-year-old mother was suspected of taking care of her mildly mentally handicapped young woman for many years. She was tired and succumbed to life and death. She and her daughter both fell off the building and died. Legislative Councillor Zhang Chaoxiong said that as caregivers get older, it will be more difficult to take care of adult sick children, but the waiting list services in Hong Kong often have to wait for more than ten years, and caregivers "can be stopped without a moment"; and day care in recent epidemics The center's services are suspended, and caregivers and caregivers are more like "trapped beasts" at home. He criticized the government's lack of support for caregivers, and called for increased support. At the same time, care services will be restored as soon as possible.
This morning, a mother and daughter fell into a building in Tseung Kwan O. The body of the deceased was later moved to the parking lot for temporary storage. (Photo by Huang Weimin)
Zhang Chaoxiong has a 29-year-old daughter with a mental disability. He bluntly feels the same as the fall of his mother with a sick woman this morning. He said that the children of the patients usually have difficulty in taking care of their basic daily diet, and their mental or health conditions are not good. Gradually, the body is getting worse, and it is difficult to take care of the adult sick children around the clock. Zhang Chaoxiong continued that at present, the waiting time for major institutions in Hong Kong is very long, and they often have to wait more than ten years. At present, Hong Kong does not have on-site temporary care services, and the caregivers have no room to breathe. "You can stop without a moment." When caregivers sprout life and death, they often worry that their children will not be taken care of in the future, or they may lead them to seek death.
He continued that during the epidemic, part of the day care services were suspended, and many centers and residential homes were prohibited from visiting. Caregivers would rather be taken home by caregivers, but the situation at home is like a "trapped animal fight", requiring 24 hours of care An earlier survey found that more than half of caregivers had depression. He called on the government to resume the services of the day care center as soon as possible, implement the on-site temporary care service as soon as possible, increase support services for caregivers, etc.
Zhang Chaoxiong, a member of the Legislative Council, began to have difficulty taking care of adult sick children as the caregiver grew older. However, during the epidemic, day care services were suspended, and the caregiver and the person being cared for were more like "trapped beasts" at home. (Profile picture)
Legislative Council member of the Social Welfare Society Shao Jiazhen said that from time to time the society mistakenly thinks that care work is usually for healthy people to take care of the sick and the elderly to take care of the young, but the real situation is much more complicated. Taking care of the elderly and the disabled, he criticized the government for its lack of support for caregivers. At present, the definition of caregivers in Hong Kong is not clear, and there are no statistics and corresponding countermeasures, even if there are door-to-door food delivery, accompanying services, etc. It takes a very long time for the waiting list.
Shao Xu pointed out that the government hopes to implement the caregiver policy as soon as possible, including providing caregiver medical education, providing emotional counseling, providing caregiver breathing space, and providing caregiver allowance.
In recent years, there has been a tragic case in Hong Kong where the caregiver was under pressure under suspicious circumstances.
On April 23, 2020, a 81-year-old and 77-year-old couple in Dawokou Village, suspected of being tortured by illness, fell from a height and died.
On February 27, 2020, a 51-year-old man with end-stage bowel cancer in Zhuyuan, Huangdaxian, suspected suicide by burning charcoal in his bedroom due to weariness. His 80-year-old mother also inhaled smoke in the living room and was certified dead after being sent to the hospital.
On November 19, 2018, the 75-year-old and 87-year-old wife of Tianen Village, Tianshuiwei burned charcoal and died. The elderly man had to use a wheelchair due to mobility difficulties, and his wife had mental problems. It is reported that the couple had revealed their death thoughts to their children.
On June 6, 2017, an old man's wife was murdered in Yaodong Village, Shau Kei Wan. The 80-year-old man Huang Guowan was suspected of suffering a stroke. His wife was tortured due to illness. .
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Fell into the building
