Luo Zhiguang pointed out that the reduction in rents caused the operators of residential care homes to increase investment to help first-level places meet the standards

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Written by: Yuan Shu

2021-01-17 11:08

Last update date: 2021-01-17 11:09

The waiting time for subsidized residential care services is getting longer and longer, and there are many voices of concern in the community.

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong published a blog today (17) stating that he has made every effort to formulate short, medium and long-term strategies to deal with it. He also pointed out from the elderly industry that due to rent reductions in recent years, some residential homes for the elderly are operating As a result, they increase their investment by setting up new homes or relocating homes to more spacious places. This will significantly increase the number of places that reach Grade A quality, which should help the chances of meeting the standards in the next few years.

Luo Zhiguang pointed out that it is difficult to solve the problem immediately.

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Luo Zhiguang said that it is difficult to "immediately" solve the problem, saying that the projects carried out today will be completed by the next government as soon as possible.

He said that the government has purchased 942 new Class A places in 2019-20 and 628 new places have been purchased in 2020-21 (as of the end of December 2020).

According to the elderly industry, due to the reduction in rents in recent years, some operators have increased their investment by setting up new homes or relocating homes to more spacious areas. This has resulted in a significant increase in the number of places reaching Class A quality. This should be It will help meet the standards in the next few years.

Luo Zhiguang stated that in terms of medium-term strategy, the government will adopt the "Special Plan for Private Land for Welfare Use" and include the construction of subsidized residential care homes in terms of land sales. In addition, the "Policy Address" also stated that it will study future public housing projects. An additional plot ratio will be used to provide about 5% of the total floor area for social welfare purposes.

In terms of long-term strategy, the government will update planning standards in due course to respond to future needs.

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