9. Picking up paper board for recycle
to earn little amount of money
may be the low-income group
10. nearly 45% - the elderly(>65 years old):Low-income group
Chart fromThe Hong Kong Council of Social Service
(http://www.hkcss.org.hk/cb4/report_card/kwuntong.pd
f)
The elderly 767,225 88,678
The low-income elderly 307,455 39,710
11. 49,400 of the elderly is receiving
the Social Security Allowance (生果金)
occupying the greatest proportion in Hong Kong
Most also receives Comprehensive Social Security
Assistance (綜緩).
Major expenditure:
Meals Payments (rental/mortgage/ electricity, etc.)
Transportation Medical care
Studied by Oxfam Hong Kong
INSUFFICIENT!
12. Problem encountered by the elderly Suggestion
• Not knowing the application • Refer to social worker
procedure/ perceiving the
procedure as complicated
• High expenditure in seeking • Educate the elderly to
medical care seek allowance
• Low-income elderly people mainly • Suggest Food Bank (at
spend a large proportion of their Kwun Tong) to the
income on food elderly
13.
14. Outdoor recreation opportunities
Sitting-out area; Rest garden
With long chairs, chess tables, well
greening, light exercising
facilities, etc.
Provide a clean and fresh
environment in a community with
dense population, buildings and
traffic
Promote healthy lifestyle
A good place for elderly to enlarge
social circle
15. Special facilities are provided for the disadvantaged elderly group
Usually found in public areas, e.g. sitting-out area, recreational
park
Help the disadvantaged elderly group to easily access these areas
and utilize the facilities
more convenient and safe
16. Churches with different religious backgrounds
can promote social and spiritual life
17. MTR – Kwun Tong Station
Minibus – to Mongkok, Tsuen Kwan
O, Tsuen Wan, North Point......
Bus Terminal – Kowloon Bus, City
Bus
MTR $2 Fare Promotion for the
Elderly extended to 31 August 2012
18. Kwun Tong Police Station, Sau Mau
Ping Police Station
Police patrolling
- ensure safety of the community
Kwun Tong Crime Prevention Office at
Concorde Road
– various activities organized such as
leaflets distribution, crime prevention
talks
enhance elderly’s alertness in the
area of crime prevention
20. Kwun Tong fire station
Regular checking of
fire facilities
Promote fire safety
21. Parknshop
Shui Wo Street
Fu Yan Street
Watsons'
Fu Yan Street
Yu Man Square Market
Provide daily needs
22.
23. Dental clinics private general clinics
Chinese medicine dispensaries
practitioners
Night clinics Health check
– Blood pressure, glucose level, etc.
Pok Oi Hospital Chinese Medicine Mobile Clinic
- provide professional and reliable Chinese Medicine
services to the general public
- offer special discounts and assistance to the elderly and
deprived groups
http://www.pokoi.org.hk/entxt/services_cmedical_detail.aspx?
24. A place for elderly to learn and have fun
Health care knowledge related to high risk diseases,
medication, stress relaxation, aging
Other: Crime prevention, social welfare, festival celebrations
Activity
雲漢長者地區中心 - 十月活動一覽
開心星期六之平安福音堂慶中秋
如何處理緊張和憂慮講座
防騙小常識—認識防騙講座
護老者聚會:老化過程知多「啲」(六)
認識綜合社會保障援助(綜緩)講座
老有所為活動計劃—「幼耆學必有其樂」
全港長者運動會2010—招募運動員及啦啦隊
25. Total no. of OAH
Price range
Ranking
Facilities provided(Mainly)
(Specific)
26. Help the elderly to ask for specific need,
e.g. supportive facilities, health care service
Increase the level of convenience
Improve the quality of life of elderly
27. Health related poster promotion found in estates and
roadside
Enhance the awareness of the importance of health
and disease preventions
28. Major health institutions Scope of Services
UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL
• Specialties :
Medicine and Geriatrics
• Specialty Centres &
Ambulatory Services :
Geriatric Day Hospital
• Others :
Community Nursing
Services (CNS)
• an acute general hospital in east Kowloon
(in-patient, day-patient, out-patient and community care services)
specific geriatrics' services - the Medicine and Geriatrics
Specialty
Cover the needs of the elderly
CNS service
provide continuous care for the discharged elderly
29. Minibus route no. 50
from Yu Man Square to UCH
From 0600 – 2400, every 8 minutes
Fee: $2.5
http://www.i-
30. Green Minibus :
Transportation 50 Kwun Tong (Yue Man Square) –
United Christian Hospital (Circulate
Route)
Discount for the elderly (senior citizen card holders)
full fare $ 1.3
Transportation time: within 10 minutes Route map
The locations of the stations are easy to access
The fare is affordable as discount is offered for the elderly
Busy traffic
Get on and off on the roadside
31. Kwun Tong Jockey Club Health
Centre
Services
• General out-patient clinic
• Other sub-clinics :
Kwun Tong Jockey Club Dental Clinic
get the general medication service through the clinic
Elderly with dental problems can seek help here
32. Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre
Kwun Tong Elderly Health Centre
Service provided:
- physical check up and health assessment
- counselling and curative treatment ($45 per consultation)
- health promotion ,education and disease prevention programmes
(annual health check : FREE )
Provide holistic care for the elderly
33.
34. Roads marked by easily seen (big font size)&
understandable signs
Clear instructions
35. Need greater effort to walk hard for the
elderly
walk with sticks
wheelchairs
uphill: need great strength
downhill: increase risk of injury
36. Narrow path Pedestrians walk on the traffic road
Pedestrians compete with the vehicles
dangerous
37. Construction sites narrow roads
→ easily collide with others
Obstacles on the roads
→ Risk of fall
38.
39. High density
of buildings Wall effect
Elderly
Vehicles Waste gases Air pollution
affected
41. Elderly people are sensitive to air pollution
Air pollution :
increase risk of respiratory disease
e.g. pneumonia, lung cancer
increase risk of cardiovascular disease
42.
43. Public housing estates
Home ownership scheme estates
Private sectors
44. 70% residents in Kwun Tong live in public housing
estates or Home ownership scheme estates
The rest live in private sectors
45. Most public housing estates are very old. Some even
reach 50 years, for example, 和樂邨.
Home ownership scheme estates were built at a later
time, but are already 20-30 years.
Private sectors are as old as public housing estates,
reaching 30-40 years.
46. Living Environment
No elevator: elders have to walk upstairs, which are as
high as 10 floors. Risk of fall is high.
Narrow, poorly lit corridors: difficult to see clearly, may
trip over easily.
Worn-out wires and pipes: Leakage is dangerous.
Incident of power supply exposion led to electricity cut
recently.
47. Living Environment
Old private sectors are not managed by companies.
Buildings are not very safe. Big fire broke out several
times. Life threating to elders, as they are less likely to
escape fast.
Small shops located on the ground floor of the
buildings. Places are wet and narrow. Elders need to
elbow through the area every time they go out.
48. Redevelopment
Covers part of Kwun Tong only
Many elders still live in worn-out buildings
Incidents of falling objects from buildings under
renovation can be dangerous to elders
49. Redevelopment
Complicated procedures in selling old flats for
redevelopment are frustrating to elders
Areas in redevelopment are quite at dark. Security
becomes poor. Dangerous for elders to go out and
exercise in early morning.
Neighbours move out of old buildings. Loss of bonding.
50. Old buildings not under redeveloped
Elders worry they have no place to live and the money
they can get back from the developers.
Elders worry they cannot adapt to new environment if
they are to forced to move away.
53. Major health institutions Scope of Services
UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL
• Specialties :
Medicine and Geriatrics
• Specialty Centres &
Ambulatory Services :
Geriatric Day Hospital
• Others :
Community Nursing
Services (CNS)
• an acute general hospital in east Kowloon
(in-patient, day-patient, out-patient and community care
services)
specific geriatrics' services - the Medicine and Geriatrics
Specialty
Cover the needs of the elderly
CNS service
provide continuous care for the discharged elderly
54. Minibus route no. 50
from Yu Man Square to UCH
From 0600 – 2400, every 8 minutes
Fee: $2.5
http://www.i-
55. Green Minibus :
Transportation 50 Kwun Tong (Yue Man Square) –
United Christian Hospital (Circulate
Route)
Discount for the elderly (senior citizen card holders)
full fare $ 1.3
Transportation time: within 10 minutes Route map
The locations of the stations are easy to access
The fare is affordable as discount is offered for the elderly
Busy traffic
Get on and off on the roadside
56. Kwun Tong Jockey Club Health
Centre
Services
• General out-patient clinic
• Other sub-clinics :
Kwun Tong Jockey Club Dental Clinic
get the general medication service through the clinic
Elderly with dental problems can seek help here
57. Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre
Kwun Tong Elderly Health Centre
Service provided:
- physical check up and health assessment
- counselling and curative treatment ($45 per consultation)
- health promotion ,education and disease prevention programmes
(annual health check : FREE )
Provide holistic care for the elderly
58.
59. Roads marked by easily seen (big font size)&
understandable signs
Clear instructions
60. Need greater effort to walk hard for the
elderly
walk with sticks
wheelchairs
uphill: need great strength
downhill: increase risk of injury
61. Narrow path Pedestrians walk on the traffic road
Pedestrians compete with the vehicles
dangerous
62. Construction sites narrow roads
→ easily collide with others
Obstacles on the roads
→ Risk of fall
63.
64. High density
of buildings Wall effect
Elderly
Vehicles Waste gases Air pollution
affected
66. Elderly people are sensitive to air pollution
Air pollution :
increase risk of respiratory disease
e.g. pneumonia, lung cancer
increase risk of cardiovascular disease
67.
68. Public housing estates
Home ownership scheme estates
Private sectors
69. 70% residents in Kwun Tong live in public housing
estates or Home ownership scheme estates
The rest live in private sectors
70. Most public housing estates are very old. Some even
reach 50 years, for example, 和樂邨.
Home ownership scheme estates were built at a later
time, but are already 20-30 years.
Private sectors are as old as public housing estates,
reaching 30-40 years.
71. Living Environment
No elevator: elders have to walk upstairs, which are as
high as 10 floors. Risk of fall is high.
Narrow, poorly lit corridors: difficult to see clearly, may
trip over easily.
Worn-out wires and pipes: Leakage is dangerous.
Incident of power supply exposion led to electricity cut
recently.
72. Living Environment
Old private sectors are not managed by companies.
Buildings are not very safe. Big fire broke out several
times. Life threating to elders, as they are less likely to
escape fast.
Small shops located on the ground floor of the
buildings. Places are wet and narrow. Elders need to
elbow through the area every time they go out.
73. Redevelopment
Covers part of Kwun Tong only
Many elders still live in worn-out buildings
Incidents of falling objects from buildings under
renovation can be dangerous to elders
74. Redevelopment
Complicated procedures in selling old flats for
redevelopment are frustrating to elders
Areas in redevelopment are quite at dark. Security
becomes poor. Dangerous for elders to go out and
exercise in early morning.
Neighbours move out of old buildings. Loss of bonding.
75. Old buildings not under redeveloped
Elders worry they have no place to live and the money
they can get back from the developers.
Elders worry they cannot adapt to new environment if
they are to forced to move away.