Govt to help rehab centre hit by subsidence
The government says it will provide extra financial support to an NGO forced to relocate more than 180 people from a home for the mentally disabled which has been hit by subsidence. Emergency repairs are planned for the SAHK centre on Sheung Shing Street in Ho Man Tin and the residents will be moved to a temporary facility in Sai Kung while the work is carried out. Welfare Secretary Chris Sun said on Tuesday that the Social Welfare Department is helping SAHK hire additional staff on a temporary basis.  "Everyone understands that as residents move to the temporary place at the Cheung Muk Tau Holiday Centre for the Elderly, extra facilities need to be added, things that are fit for the residents to use," he said. "We understand the extra need for transport, so we will provide such help for those who do day training, and for families to visit them. We will also provide extra resources for SAHK to hire extra, temporary staff." Sun said the vast majority of the residents’ families agree there's a need for a temporary relocation, with the move due to begin next Tuesday.