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     The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, visited a residential care home for the elderly (RCHE) at the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex this afternoon (February 7). The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit.

     The eight-storey Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex provides residential and community care services for the elderly people and persons with disabilities. One contract home, with 250 residential care places for the elderly, is housed on each of the first to the seventh floors, providing a total of 1 750 places, including nursing home places as well as care-and-attention places. Day Care Units for the Elderly are provided on the first and second floors. A Day Activity Centre cum Hostel for Severely Mentally Handicapped Persons and a Care and Attention Home for Severely Disabled Persons will be provided on the ground floor. The construction works of the Complex commenced in end-2019 and adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method. All seven RCHEs commenced service from August 2023.

     Mr Sun visited one of the RCHEs and was briefed by the operator on its daily operations as well as multidisciplinary nursing and care services. Mr Sun and other officials extended early Chinese New Year greetings to the elderly and participated in their festive activities. He also distributed fortune bags to the elderly in celebration of the Chinese New Year and wished them good health.

     In addition, Mr Sun and other officials took a closer look at the services and facilities of the RCHE. The Government provided gerontechnology facilities and products to the residential care homes (RCHs) in the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex, including contactless vital sign monitoring systems, monitoring systems with alarms for bed exit and fall detection, as well as intelligence robots for conducting scheduled room patrols and supporting virtual visits, with a view to integrating gerontechnology into the design of new RCHs to improve the quality of life of service users and the service efficiency of RCHs.
 
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The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Mr Sun (standing, first right) and Ms Lau (standing, first left) distributing fortune bags to elderly people in celebration of the Chinese New Year during their visit to one of the RCHEs.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Mr Sun (front row, fifth left), Ms Lau (front row, sixth left), residents and staff during their visit to one of the RCHEs.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Mr Sun (standing, first right) and Ms Lau (standing, second right) watching residents in a motion-sensing game for cognitive training during their visit to one of the RCHEs.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Mr Sun (first right), Ms Lau (first left) and residents in a motion-sensing game for cognitive training during their visit to one of the RCHEs.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Mr Sun (front row, left) and residents writing spring couplets during his visit to one of the RCHEs.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Ms Lau (front row, second left) and residents making festive decorations by red packet envelopes during her visit to one of the RCHEs.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for the elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Mr Sun (second right) and Ms Lau (first left) watching a resident create a watercolour painting during their visit to one of the RCHEs.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Mr Sun (front row, first left) and Ms Lau (front row, second left) watching occupational therapists in a demonstration of rehabilitation training for the elderly during their visit to one of the RCHEs.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, today (February 7) visited the Kwu Tung North Multi-welfare Services Complex. The Complex adopted the Modular Integrated Construction method and provides residential and community care services for elderly people and persons with disabilities. All seven residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) commenced service from August 2023. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms Alice Lau, also joined the visit. Photo shows Mr Sun (centre) on a tilted shower chair for residents' showering during his visit to one of the RCHEs.

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