The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Sun Yuhan, said on social networking sites that "one old and one young" are the key service targets of the government. He visited three social service units last Friday to visit the elderly and child care facilities respectively. Frontline services provided by one old and one young.
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Sun Yuhan pointed out that working parents have a busy life and it is difficult to balance work and caring for their children. The government earlier decided to reorganize the 19 mutual help child care centers in Hong Kong in stages to meet the community's child care needs and make good use of public resources.
Parents can arrange the hours for their children to receive pre-school child care services at the center during each service period as needed.
After-school care for primary school children is run by NGOs on a self-financing and fee-based model.
He also said that some centers serving the elderly are actively assisting the elderly to age at home during the severe epidemic, such as providing medication management, online exercise classes, regular greetings and other services for the elderly. These care services can help reduce the pressure on caregivers and balance their lives. Rhythm.
He also thanked the social service agencies for their services for "one old and one young", and encouraged the public to care more about the elders and children around them, so as to jointly build a community that is friendly to the elders and supports the healthy growth of children.