Policy Address

Retirement Protection

148.     The Commission on Poverty is now conducting a public engagement exercise to build community consensus on retirement protection.  I call on all of you to actively express your views and engage in an in-depth, informed, objective and rational discussion. 

Elderly Services

149.         Over the past four years, public resources allocated to elderly services have increased by 55%.  The Government will continue to strengthen the community and residential care services for the frail elderly based on the principle of “ageing in place as the core, institutional care as back-up”.  The Elderly Commission is pressing ahead with the formulation of the Elderly Services Programme Plan for the medium and long term. 

150.         To further support elderly people living in the community, the Government will provide about 70 additional subsidised day care places between now and 2016-17. 

151.         The Government will continue to increase the supply of subsidised residential care places for the elderly and improve the service quality of residential care homes.  It will also comprehensively strengthen the monitoring of residential care homes for the elderly and those for persons with disabilities.  Measures include enhancing inspection and supervision, improving the regulatory mechanism and promoting staff training.

152.         The Government will strengthen healthcare services for the elderly, including expanding the services of the Community Geriatric Assessment Teams of the Hospital Authority (HA) to more districts. 

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