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The Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance (Chapter 459, Laws of Hong Kong) |
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The Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance (Chapter 459, Laws of Hong Kong) (the Ordinance) and the Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Regulation (Chapter 459 Subsidiary Legislation) were fully implemented on 1 June 1996. The Ordinance provides for the control of residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) through a licensing system administered by the Director of Social Welfare, to ensure that the residents of RCHEs receive services of acceptable standards physically, emotionally and socially.
Any person who operates, keeps, manages or in any other way has control of a residential care home for the elderly without a valid licence commits an offence. The maximum penalty on conviction is a fine at level 6 ($100,000 at present) and imprisonment for two years, and in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine of $10,000 for each day can be imposed.
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Licensing-related Information of RCHEs |
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Licences |
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Application for Licence for Residential Care Home for the Elderly |
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Records of Conviction, Warning and Cancellation or Refusal to Renew Licence |
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Lists of RCHEs |
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Circular Letters and/or Guidelines issued by the Licensing Office of Residential Care Homes for the Elderly |
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Ordinance, Regulation and Code of Practice |
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Relevant References/Resources of Code of Practice for Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) January 2020 (Revised Edition) |
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Guide on Drug Management in Residential Care Homes |
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Guide on Drug Management in Residential Care Homes, Chapter 1 - 3 |
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 PDF Document |
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Guide on Drug Management in Residential Care Homes, Chapter 4 - 6 |
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PDF Document |
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Health Worker Training Courses and Registration as a Health Worker |
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| For matters relating to Health Worker Training Course and Health Worker Registration, please click here. |
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Electronic Submission of a new licence application for Residential Care Homes for the Elderly |
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To facilitate electronic submission for a new licence application for residential care homes for the elderly, the public can, on top of the existing arrangement, fill in the electronic application form and upload relevant supporting document(s) for online submission to the Licensing Office of Residential Care Homes for the Elderly with effect from 27 October 2021. |
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Reference Materials |
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Reference Materials of “Sharing Sessions for Newly Appointed Staff of RCHEs and RCHDs” (Chinese Version Only) |
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Fire Safety Requirements for Relaxing the Height Restriction of RCHEs used for Dormitory Purpose (Chinese Version Only) |
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Licensing Office of Residential Care Homes for the Elderly (LORCHE) |
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For any enquiry, suggestion or complaint about the service of RCHEs, please contact LORCHE at the following office hours: |
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Office Hours |
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Monday to Friday : |
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8:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
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2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
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Closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday |
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Means of Contact |
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6/F, THE HUB, 23 Yip Kan Street, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong |
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3184 0729 or 2834 7414 |
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2574 4176 or 3106 3058 |
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lorcheenq@swd.gov.hk |
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