A 74-year-old mother-in-law who lived outside Jia Bingda Road, Kowloon City, who lived by picking up paper and paper, was snatched by two Indian men with 16,000 yuan in cash at the end of last month. , some district councillors were concerned about the bumpy old age of other elderly street sleepers in the same district, and asked the SWD to provide assistance to persuade the homeless to leave the street life. The SWD responded that the service unit had contacted 63 homeless people in Kowloon City. We have successfully arranged housing or family reunification for about 120 street sleepers in Kowloon. We will continue to proactively contact them through local Integrated Family Service Centres or outreach visits to provide appropriate assistance.
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Elderly street sleepers linger on Ping Tat Road and Ta Kwu Ling Road
The Social Service Committee of the Kowloon City District Council recently held a meeting to discuss the issue of street sleepers in the district. Among them, the chairman of the committee, Wu Baoqiang, who proposed the motion, said that some residents reported that many homeless people in the district have been sleeping rough in the same place for a long time, such as pedestrians on Jia Pingda Road, Kowloon City. There have been elderly homeless people lingering in the pedestrian tunnel on the road or Ta Kwu Ling Road for a long time, and some of them have lasted for several years. It is hoped that the authorities will strengthen understanding and support for the homeless people in the area, and provide suitable temporary places to stay so that they can have a place to stay. take care of.
Legislative Councillor and Kowloon City Councillor, Lee Wai-king, is concerned that the problem of street sleepers has plagued the district for many years. She hopes that the new government will have new thinking to deal with the problem. For example, Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao proposed to set up "Key Performance Indicator KPIs" to ensure that you know whether the progress of any work item is Meet the requirements and ask the SWD to respond to whether there are new ideas or methods, "I hope (SWD) will come up with new methods, since there is not much progress in reality, I hope the public will see progress."
District Councillor Lin Tak-shing pointed out that there has been a long-term problem of street sleepers in the Guanyin Temple and the police station in Hung Hom. They "sleep in the street year after year, and (social workers) can only persuade them. The impact is getting bigger and bigger.” The FEHD staff once carried out a debris removal operation, and then the street sleepers moved back to the original site to re-arrange debris, which would affect residents’ access for a long time, and worried that too many debris would cause the spread of bacteria. He was also concerned about the effectiveness of the work of the Integrated Services Team for Street Sleepers in following up on the homeless, and asked whether there would be an evaluation mechanism, and if the outreaching team in charge did not meet the standards, would it be replaced or try to be followed up by his outreaching team.
The Kowloon City District Council recently discussed the issue of rough sleeping in the district.
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SWD: For about 120 homeless people in Kowloon to escape from street living
Chen Shuting, Assistant Welfare Commissioner for Kowloon City and Yau Tsim Mong District, said that as of the end of August this year, the Integrated Services Team for Street Sleepers and related service units run by NGOs subsidized by the SWD had contacted 1,557 street sleepers in Hong Kong, of which Kowloon City accounted for 1,000. 63 people, if divided into the three major districts of Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, from April last year to March this year, the relevant units have successfully arranged homes or family reunions for about 120 street sleepers in Kowloon, so as to escape from the street life.
At present, there are 3 integrated service teams for street sleepers in Hong Kong to provide relevant support services for street sleepers in various districts. They take the initiative to contact the more hidden locations in the district, such as the underside of traffic overpasses and streets, to understand the reasons for street sleepers and provide them according to their actual needs. Welfare Services.
She also responded to the case of long-term rough sleeping on the footpath of Car Bingda Road or the pedestrian tunnel on Ta Kwu Ling Road raised by a district councillor. She pointed out that the Kai Tak Integrated Services Family Service Center has been following up with the homeless on Car Bingda Road and Ta Kwu Ling Road, and invited the latter to report to the homeless on the 15th of this month. The Sunrise Office made an appointment, but did not show up in the end. The other party had disclosed the direction and arrangements for the future. It was known that the other party had low motivation or desire to seek help. The Homeless Association is responsible, but in the future, the Salvation Army Outreach Team will take over the homeless cases in Kowloon and the New Territories. It is emphasized that the SWD and the Outreach Team have signed a subsidy agreement. aid amount.
As for whether new policies will be proposed in the new "Policy Address" to deal with the homeless problem, Chen Shuting said that there are no new specific measures yet, but she will regularly review the progress of the work. She pointed out that rough sleeping is a complex social problem that cannot be solved by a single department. , needs assistance from other departments, SWD will continue to cooperate with the work of relevant government departments and coordinate with relevant welfare service units to provide appropriate welfare support services for street sleepers through different channels.
Kowloon City, which belongs to the old district, has been home to street sleepers for a long time. At midnight on the 22nd of last month, the 74-year-old mother Xu, who was picking up paper wrappers and sleeping in a rough-sleeping park, was snatched by two Indian and Chinese people in the area of Jia Bingda Road, Kowloon City. There were 16,000 yuan in cash, a mobile phone and an Octopus pocket in the pocket, and all of his belongings were taken away. The police later arrested two Indian men and a Filipino woman holding street paper. The incident revealed that Mrs. Xu had a family and lived in Dongtou. In the village and Lok Fu village, the husband ran away from home after being beaten by his husband for many years, and stayed overnight in the park for a long time.
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