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LegCo Panel on Welfare Services visits private residential care homes for persons with disabilities (with photos)
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
 
     At the invitation of the Government, the Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Welfare Services visited two private residential care homes for persons with disabilities (RCHDs) today (March 6) to better understand their facilities and services.
 
     Members visited the facilities of the two private RCHDs located in Kwai Chung, and exchanged views with the residents to understand their living conditions and needs. Members were also briefed by frontline staff on their daily work and experiences in taking care of persons with disabilities.
 
     The Panel on Welfare Services discussed the quality problem of private RCHDs and related issues at its meetings on November 1 and December 12, 2016. The agendas and discussion papers of the meetings can be found at the respective webpages as follows: www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/panels/ws/agenda/ws20161101.htm and
www.legco.gov.hk/yr16-17/english/panels/ws/agenda/ws20161212.htm.
 
     Members who participated in the visit included the Chairman of the Panel, Mr Shiu Ka-chun, the Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Mr Kwong Chun-yu, and Panel members Mr Leung Yiu-chung, Dr Fernando Cheung, Mr Poon Siu-ping, Mr Alvin Yeung and Ms Yung Hoi-yan.
 
Ends/Monday, March 6, 2017
Issued at HKT 19:53
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The Legislative Council Panel on Welfare Services today (March 6) visits the private residential care home for persons with disabilities to better understand its facilities and services. Photo shows Panel Chairman Mr Shiu Ka-chun (front row, second left), Deputy Chairman Mr Kwong Chun-yu (front row, first left), Members Mr Poon Siu-ping (front row, second right) and Dr Fernando Cheung (front row, first right).
The Legislative Council Panel on Welfare Services today (March 6) visits the private residential care home for persons with disabilities to better understand its facilities and services. Photo shows Panel Deputy Chairman　Mr Kwong Chun-yu (back row, first left), Members Mr Poon Siu-ping (back row, second left), Ms Yung Hoi-yan (back row, third left), Dr Fernando Cheung (back row, fourth left), Mr Leung Yiu-chung (back row, second right) and Mr Alvin Yeung (back row, first right).