Press Release
LegCo Panel on Welfare Services visits On Tai Estate and On Tat Estate (with photos)
The Legislative Council Panel on Welfare Services conducted a visit to On Tai Estate and On Tat Estate in Kwun Tong today (8 May) to understand the social welfare services to residents of the new public rental housing ("PRH") estates.
On Tai Estate and On Tat Estate are new PRH estates in Kowloon East providing a total of about 18 000 PRH units. Accompanied by representatives of the Housing Department, Members first observed the procedures and situation when residents moved into On Tai Estate. Members then visited two social welfare service units to learn more about their assistance offered to residents of On Tai Estate and On Tat Estate in their removal and adaptation to the new community, such as defect inspection and youth service.
During the visit, Members also took the opportunity to exchange views with staff of the service units and PRH residents, so as to understand the difficulties encountered by the staff in providing social welfare services and the problems faced by the PRH residents in the new living environment.
Members who participated in the visit were the Chairman of the Panel, Hon SHIU Ka-chun; Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Hon KWONG Chun-yu; Panel Members Hon Wilson OR Chong-shing and Hon YUNG Hoi-yan; as well as non-Panel Members Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun; Hon IP Kin-yuen and Hon Jeremy TAM Man-ho.
Ends/Tuesday, 8 May 2018
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The Legislative Council Panel on Welfare Services visits On Tai Estate in Kwun Tong today (8 May) to understand the social welfare services to residents of the new public rental housing estate. Photo shows (from fourth left) Hon YUNG Hoi-yan, Hon SHIU Ka-chun, Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun, Hon Wilson OR Chong-shing, Hon KWONG Chun-yu and Hon IP Kin-yuen (second right).
Legislative Council Members receive a briefing by a representative of a social welfare service unit on its assistance offered to residents of On Tai Estate in their removal and adaptation to the new community.
Legislative Council Members receive a briefing by a representative of the Housing Department on the procedures and situation when residents move into On Tai Estate.
Legislative Council Members visit On Tat Estate in Kwun Tong and listen to the problems faced by the residents of the new public rental housing estate in the new living environment.