Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project 2016-2019 District Action Plan Items

Suggested improvement Items Short-term solutions Long-term approaches 1) Outdoor spaces and buildings 1. Improving street hygiene a. To improve hygiene of a. To enhance the community roadside gullies and sewers and personal hygiene of in order to eliminate residents and personnel of drainage blockage and odour food premises problems b. To keep working with FEHD b. To remove stagnant water on to improve street hygiene road surfaces level in the district c. To strengthen mosquito and c. To keep following up the pest control impacts of droppings of feral d. To urge the Food and pigeons on the health of the Environmental Hygiene elderly Department (FEHD) to inspect street hygiene regularly; step up law enforcement against unlawful placement of paraphernalia and rubbish as well as illegal drainage connection for sewage discharge by food premises, hawkers and shops 2. Managing street a. To urge the departments a. To keep working with the crowdedness and reducing concerned to follow up departments concerned to illegal safety hazards on the problems of illegal parking monitor traffic problems streets by stepping up public and driving in the opposite and street obstruction and law direction of the traffic enforcement b. To urge FEHD to step up inspection of road and pavement obstruction as well as unlawful placement of paraphernalia and rubbish by food premises and shops; and monitor street obstruction and unlawful cooking problems

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Suggested improvement Items Short-term solutions Long-term approaches caused by unlicensed hawkers 3. Improving the quality of a. To urge the departments parks in the district, such as concerned to implement the making them cleaner and redevelopment plan for the more comfortable, providing facilities of Victoria Park, more fitness equipment for including the design of noise the elderly, providing more barriers and the provision of sheltered areas in parks, and ancillary and compensatory making them more accessible facilities by public transport b. To install a cover and plant trees at parks in the district c. To renovate elderly fitness facilities, and enhance hygiene and safety level of plastic mats d. To examine and resurface the damaged ground in parks 2) Transportation 1. Providing more public a. The extension of bus route a. To keep improving the transport routes and no. 23B to Pokfield Road to routes and frequency of increasing their frequency for cover the section of public transport for Lai Tak residents of near the Tsuen which is relatively University of has geographically isolated made it easier for residents of and Lai Tak Tsuen to go to that area b. Provision of interchange concessions for bus routes no. 23B and no. 41A has benefited local residents c. To increase the frequency of bus routes no. 26 and no. 81 to bring convenience to residents 2. Removing obstructions on a. To repair uneven road a. To urge the departments pavements and reducing surfaces, road damages and concerned to promptly traffic congestion in the drainage leakage review the transport

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Suggested improvement Items Short-term solutions Long-term approaches district b. To urge FEHD to step up planning and facilities for inspection of unlawful areas around pavement obstruction as and in the well as unlawful placement Victoria Park Constituency of paraphernalia and Area, in order to resolve rubbish by food premises serious traffic congestion in and shops; and monitor those areas street obstruction and unlawful cooking problems caused by unlicensed hawkers 3. Reducing jaywalking and red a. To keep promoting road a. To keep promoting road light jumping by stepping up safety messages to the safety messages to the law enforcement public public b. To review pedestrian b. To work with the crossing time of traffic lights Development, Planning & to ensure the safety of the Transport Committee to elderly promote road safety messages to the elderly 4. Improving or providing more a. To provide rain shelters at a. To relay the request of the waiting areas for public the minibus stop at Lai Tak elderly to Hong Kong transport, such as providing Plaza on Lai Tak Tsuen Road Tramways for more elevated larger covers and more seats in Tin Hau and at the islands at Central-bound at bus and minibus stops, and minibus and bus stops on tram stops providing more elevated Drive islands at tram stops b. To consider the feasibility of providing seats at tram stops 5. Improving transport in the a. To urge the Transport a. To urge MTR to promptly district, including improving Department (TD) to construct an exit to Tung Lo the interior design of trams; promptly resume 4 downhill Wan Road at Tin Hau MTR stepping up actions against morning trips of bus route Station and install a lift for theft on trams; improving no. 511 on weekdays to direct access to street level bus and minibus routes and alleviate the overcrowding b. To follow up the route of locations of bus and minibus problem Citybus route no. 5B running stops; and improving design b. To monitor the progress of to Tung Wah Eastern of MTR stations, platforms construction of a subway on Hospital and the provision and signage near Wan of a cover at the bus stop Chai MTR Station c. To follow up the

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Suggested improvement Items Short-term solutions Long-term approaches rationalisation of the minibus route to d. To request the bus company concerned to enhance service reliability of bus route no. 11 e. To request TD and bus companies to install a real-time bus stop announcement system at appropriate bus stops 3) Housing 1. Providing the elderly living a. To enhance the knowledge of a. To urge the government in tenement houses and old Owners’ Corporations, Owner departments concerned to buildings with greater Committees and Mutual Aid allocate additional support in building Committees of building resources for setting up a renovation and management building maintenance maintenance b. To improve building database to assist minority management by organising owners to effectively “Training Course for Wan enhance building Chai District Building management Management Ambassadors” to enhance participants’ understanding of building management and Building Management Ordinance 2. Improving home facilities for a. To help the elderly in the the elderly district seek resources to improve home facilities 4) Social participation 1. Opening up more suitable a. To open up some areas of a. To discuss with the Leisure and accessible venues for the Wan Chai Park for the and Cultural Services elderly construction of a Department (LCSD) on how community garden to allow to improve the planting both the elderly and young environment of Wan Chai people to enjoy gardening Park 2. Increasing outreach services a. To pay regular visits to for the elderly in need (e.g. singleton elders and elders

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Suggested improvement Items Short-term solutions Long-term approaches hidden elders) with mobility impairments or financial difficulties, in order to introduce to them the elderly services available in the district, thus enabling them to know where to seek help b. To give away shopping coupons to singleton and hidden elders in the district to meet their actual living needs 3. Increasing the frequency of a. To urge the departments a. To keep improving the public transport for Lai Tak concerned to install a lift routes and frequency of Tsuen, and installing a lift connecting Lin Fa Kung public transport for Lai Tak connecting the estate with Garden in Tai Hang and Lai Tsuen to facilitate residents’ Tai Hang to address its Tak Tsuen Road for the participation in community problem of being convenience of residents activities geographically isolated and enhance residents’ social participation 5) Respect and social inclusion 1. Strengthening the promotion a. To implement “Beloved a. To relay to Hong Kong of mutual respect, Community” under Wan Tramways the need to particularly courteous Chai Community Friendly improve the design of manners on public transport Scheme to raise the priority seats (e.g offering seats to the awareness of the local needy) community about building a friendly community b. To assist in the implementation of the scheme titled “We Built Age-friendly City in Wan Chai Together” organised by the Wanchai District Elderly Community Centre of St. James’ Settlement. To promote the eight areas of an age-friendly city through

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publicity and education, including recruiting ambassadors from elderly centres in Wan Chai and providing with training, in order to enable the elderly and the local community to understand the meaning and significance of an age-friendly city 2. Stepping up efforts to a. To assist in the preserve old shops in the implementation of “Blue district and revitalise historic House Cluster Good buildings Neighbors Scheme”, which aims to motivate the public to participate actively in the conservation of historic buildings. The flats in Cluster will be revitalised for new occupants to move in, in order to realise the concepts of co-living, sharing and co-managing 6) Civic participation and employment 1. Creating flexible and a. To assist in the meaningful job opportunities implementation of the job for the elderly expo for the elderly titled “New Employment Journey for Senior Citizens” organised by the Methodist Centre 7) Communication and information 1. Exploring the use of a. To assist in the a. To alert the elderly to phone electronic products to implementation of the deception facilitate information scheme titled “We Built exchange among the elderly Age-friendly City in Wan in the district Chai Together” organised by the Wanchai District Elderly Community Centre of St.

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James’ Settlement. The scheme aims at training ambassadors to share their opinions via social media (such as photos, videos, YOUTUBE, Whatsapp, Wechat, and other platforms.) 8) Community support and health services 1. Enhancing the accessibility, a. To disseminate promotional a. To urge TD to install publicity and quality of information about the directional signage for community services for the Annual Plan 2016-17 of the Ruttonjee Hospital elderly in the district of the (HA) to the elderly in the district to enable them to have an understanding of the new resources and services provided by Ruttonjee Hospital, and Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital 2. Shortening the waiting time a. To disseminate to the for medical consultation at elderly promotional Ruttonjee Hospital and other information about the clinics General Outpatient Clinic Public-Private Partnership Programme launched by HA, in order to let them know that patients with certain chronic diseases and in stable condition may seek medical treatment from private clinics. The programme enhances the accessibility of primary healthcare services, thus alleviating the demand of local residents for general out-patient services

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provided by HA 3. Ensuring that the Accident a. Ruttonjee Hospital has and Emergency Department obtained funding from HA of Ruttonjee Hospital will to carry out the remain in operation in the improvement works for the future pedestrian entrance/exit at No. 55 , which includes installing a lift, an escalator and a staircase

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