The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Sun Yuk-han, said in a TV program today (14th) that during the fifth wave of the epidemic, the government implemented special arrangements for importing caregivers from abroad. Currently, more than 3,000 caregivers have been approved to work and are expected to be able to handle the next one to two years. manpower requirements, but can only cope with short-term conditions.
The authorities emphasized that they want to give priority to attracting local manpower. They will also discuss the treatment plan in the mid-to-late stage and examine how many vacancies can be filled by local manpower.
▼Under the fifth wave of the epidemic, many hospital homes have confirmed cases▼
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Sun Yuhan said on the radio program "Speak Clearly" today that in the future, both labor and social welfare will be given equal attention, and the labor side will continue to deal with the issue of the minimum wage. It is hoped that this review of the minimum wage level will be completed on time and reach a consensus.
In terms of social welfare, the authorities are concerned about the elderly, children and rehabilitation issues.
Sun said that in terms of the elderly, the population of Hong Kong over the age of 65 has exceeded 1.45 million, accounting for about one-fifth of the total population.
Therefore, it is hoped that the elderly should focus on the elderly at home, and residential care should be "always a backup" in order to cope with the aging society.
At present, there are 60,000 elderly care places based on community and home care, which is similar to the number of residential care places. However, even if the home care plan is implemented, "the demand for residential care is huge", so long-term problems need to be solved.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Sun Yuhan, said that he is highly concerned about the problem of elderly care workers, especially the staffing of general caregivers is even tighter.
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Hope to relax the height limit of residential care homes for the elderly to increase by 10,000 places
He went on to point out that the government will reserve 5% of the total floor area for welfare purposes in the planning of public housing in the future, and will also select suitable land sales terms to require bidders to build social welfare facilities. It is discussed to relax the height limit of residential care homes for the elderly to increase the number of residential places, and hopes to provide more residential places for the elderly.
Asked about the government's purchase of 20 billion yuan of private premises for welfare purposes, Sun Yuhan pointed out that 20 billion yuan will be used to fill service vacancies, and any premises that meet the planning standards, including fire prevention and barrier-free access, "we will not let them go. "
Prioritize the recruitment of local caregivers
He also pointed out that he is highly concerned about the problem of elderly people, especially the staffing of general caregivers is even tighter.
At present, under the Supplementary Labour Scheme, private hospitals can import care workers from outside the country, accounting for more than half of the workers in the Supplementary Labour Scheme.
During the fifth wave from March to May, the government implemented special arrangements. Currently, more than 3,000 applicants have been approved to work. It is expected to be able to handle manpower needs in the next one to two years, but only for short-term situations.
The authorities emphasized that they hope to give priority to attracting local manpower, and will discuss the treatment plan in the mid-to-late stage and examine how many vacancies can be filled by local manpower. It is hoped that relevant plans can be formulated in the second half of the year.
A staff member of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children "Tong Le Ju" was arrested for allegedly abusing a number of infants and young children. The incident has aroused social concern.
The authorities will issue a mid-term review report from August to September, which will focus on three major themes: strengthening monitoring, service quality and supply.
As for whether the "Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly" will be regularized?
Sun Yuhan said that the plan will be completed in September next year, and the final stage of the test can be observed to determine whether it will be normalized. He also pointed out that the current utilization rate of service coupons is "not bad."
In August and September, the mid-term review report of Tongleju was published
In addition, a staff member of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children "Tongleju" was arrested for allegedly abusing several infants and young children, and the incident aroused social concern.
The authorities will issue a mid-term review report from August to September, which will focus on three major themes: strengthening monitoring, service quality and supply.
Sun pointed out that he intends to introduce a mandatory reporting of child abuse ordinance. He will formally consult the Child Development Committee this month, and expects to submit it to the Legislative Council for deliberation in the first half of next year.
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