More elderly homes joining Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) announced today (September 22) that starting from October 1, nine additional residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) located in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan and Huizhou will join the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong as Recognised Service Providers to provide subsidised residential care places for participating elderly persons.
The information on the additional RCHEs is as follows:
Name |
Location |
Guangzhou |
1. |
Guangzhou Chunxuanmao Senior Living Services Co., Ltd
(Operated under the partnership formed by the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon and a Mainland elderly service operator) |
Building G, 18 Kelin Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
|
2. |
Guangzhou Clifford Care Home
|
111, 107 (Warehouse Building 2), Jinfu Road, Zhongcun, Panyu District, Guangzhou |
3. |
Guangzhou Jiangyi Eldercare Services Co., Ltd
|
Room 01, Floors 1-9, 139 Nanzhou Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou |
Shenzhen |
4. |
Sharing Community (Longcheng)
(Operated under the partnership formed by Beijing Elder Centre Limited and a Mainland elderly service operator) |
Group 3, Group 4, Tianhao Huating, Longcheng Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen |
Zhuhai |
5. |
Harmony Garden•Nurturing Living
(Operated under the partnership formed by E.T. Investment Limited and a Mainland elderly service operator) |
99 Cuiqian South Road, Xiangzhou, Zhuhai
|
Foshan |
6. |
Foshan Healthcare
|
Foshan Home for the Elderly, 12 Ma'an Street, Jiangwan Er Road, Chancheng District, Foshan |
7. |
Lunjiao Hospital of Shunde Foshan
(Providing nursing home places only) |
1 Xincheng South Road, Lunjiao Sub-district Office Changjiao Resident Committee, Shunde District, Foshan |
Huizhou |
8. |
Azure (Guangdong) Elderly Care Limited
(Operated under the partnership formed by Ganghui Medical Care Company Limited and a Mainland elderly service operator) |
Azure (Guangdong) Elderly Care Limited, Shuitangmian Road, Aotou, Daya Bay District, Huizhou |
9. |
Huizhou Social Welfare Institute (Huizhou Social Welfare Service Center) |
8 Fu'an Road, Gutang'ao Avenue, Huicheng District, Huizhou |
Together with the existing 15 RCHEs, the total number of RCHEs under the Scheme will increase to 24, located in eight Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Mainland cities, i.e. Guangzhou, Foshan, Shenzhen, Zhongshan, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen, Zhuhai and Huizhou, offering Hong Kong elderly persons more choices on cross-boundary elderly care.
Elderly persons who are waitlisted for subsidised residential care services on the Central Waiting List and would like to join the Scheme may contact their responsible workers to file an application. Applicants may also approach elderly centres, Integrated Family Service Centres or Medical Social Services Units in their district to make an application. After their care needs have been ascertained in the Standardised Care Need Assessment, they may apply for residential care services under the Scheme. Details of the Scheme are available on the SWD website:www.swd.gov.hk/en/pubsvc/elderly/cat_residentcare/subrcheplace/guangdong/index.html.
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Hospital Authority's statement regarding suspected incident of patient data being leaked on third-party platform
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The spokesperson for the Hospital Authority (HA) made the following statement today (April 4) regarding the suspected incident of patient data being leaked on a third-party platform:
The HA's routine monitoring system detected at around 2am yesterday (April 3) a suspected case of patient data being taken without authorisation and leaked on a third-party platform. The HA promptly reported the matter to the Police and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in the morning, and will fully co-operate with the Police investigation and actions.
The more than 56 000 patients involved in the incident are from the Kowloon East Cluster. The leaked data contains information including patients' names, gender, Hong Kong identity card numbers, hospital file numbers, and details of surgical procedures.
The HA sincerely apologises to the affected patients and will take all practicable measures to minimise the impact on patients. The HA will notify the affected patients via the "HA Go" mobile application, mail and phone calls as soon as possible. The Kowloon East Cluster has also set up a dedicated hotline at 5215 7326 for patient enquiries. The hotline operates Monday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm. Patients may also leave messages outside of hotline operating hours and staff will respond as soon as possible.
The HA takes cybersecurity very seriously, and has conducted a thorough review of its internal network systems upon discovering the incident, confirming that the systems are operating normally and securely, with no indication of a cyberattack or similar factors. The HA immediately suspended the contractor's system maintenance work.
The HA has been continuously implementing various measures to strengthen its healthcare systems, including ongoing enhancements to cybersecurity safeguards, user security awareness, cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, as well as network monitoring and incident response capabilities. The HA will also collaborate with law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity organisations to enhance cybersecurity, so as to ensure appropriate protection of hospital operations, patient services, and personal data security. The HA also urges affected patients to remain vigilant and be alert to whether their personal data may be used for other purposes, take steps to protect their personal data such as changing passwords, and seek police assistance if necessary.
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