LegCo Panel on Welfare Services visits On Tai Estate and On Tat Estate (with photos)

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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council Panel on Welfare Services conducted a visit to On Tai Estate and On Tat Estate in Kwun Tong today (May 8) 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, Mr Shiu Ka-chun; Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Mr Kwong Chun-yu; Panel Members Mr Wilson Or and Ms Yung Hoi-yan; as well as non-Panel Members Mr Paul Tse; Mr Ip Kin-yuen and Mr Jeremy Tam.

Ends/Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Issued at HKT 18:20

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The Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Welfare Services visited On Tai Estate in Kwun Tong today (May 8) to understand the social welfare services for residents of the new public rental housing estate. Photo shows LegCo Members Ms Yung Hoi-yan (fourth left), Mr Shiu Ka-chun (fifth left), Mr Paul Tse (sixth left), Mr Wilson Or (seventh left), Mr Kwong Chun-yu (eighth left) and Mr Ip Kin-yuen (second right).

Legislative Council Members today (May 8) receive a briefing by a representative of a social welfare service unit on its assistance offered to residents of On Tai Estate in Kwun Tong in their relocation and adaptation to the new community.

Legislative Council Members today (May 8) receive a briefing by a representative of the Housing Department on the procedures and situation when residents move into On Tai Estate in Kwun Tong.

Legislative Council Members today (May 8) visit On Tat Estate in Kwun Tong and are told about the problems faced by residents of the new public rental housing estate in the new living environment.