Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
LCQ18: Supporting elderly persons and carers
Question:
The Government has, starting in April 2025, extended the District Services and Community Care Teams – Scheme on Supporting Elderly and Carers (the Scheme) to across the territory to provide support to elderly persons and carers in need. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
District of households(31.44%)(32.89%)(35.54%)(0.13%) (32.94%)(32.24%)(34.39%)(0.44%) (39.23%)(30.95%)(29.64%)(0.18%)(33.14%)(27.19%)(39.65%)(0.03%)(29.53%)(39.58%)(30.89%)(0%)(53.50%)(27.71%)(18.71%)(0.09%)(41.60%)(27.61%)(30.57%)(0.22%)(37.52%)(32.98%)(29.35%)(0.15%)(36.65%)(37.98%)(25.25%)(0.13%)(32.67%)(20.10%)(47.12%)(0.11%)(52.35%)(31.18%)(16.23%)(0.24%)(40.77%)(28.33%)(30.84%)(0.05%)(39.93%)(35.31%)(24.44%)(0.32%)(43.01%)(39.13%)(17.64%)(0.21%)(43.89%)(28.45%)(27.47%)(0.20%)(31.28%)(33.08%)(35.36%)(0.28%)(35.95%)(38.68%)(25.15%)(0.22%)(43.78%)(31.72%)(24.46%)(0.03%)(40.25%)(31.33%)(28.27%)(0.16%)(2) As at end-December 2025, Care Teams of all 18 districts across the territory had made a total of 6 773 welfare service referrals under the Scheme. The breakdown of referral categories by District Council district is as follows:
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