Policy Address

68.         I announced in my last Policy Address that the Government would study the feasibility of adopting the subsidy mode of Community Care Service Voucher for the Elderly for residential care services.  We will ask the Elderly Commission to conduct the study and submit a report to the Government in the coming year.  If it is considered feasible to run a residential care service voucher pilot scheme, we will provide the necessary resources.  In this connection, the Government has earmarked about $800 million to meet the expenses incurred in issuing a total of 3 000 residential care service vouchers in three phases from 2015-16 to 2017-18.  Taking into account these 3 000 vouchers, the Government will provide about 5 000 additional subsidised residential care places for the elderly within the current term of office.

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