Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong (Web accessible version)
| Description of visuals: | The opening scene shows an elderly man and an elderly woman in a wheelchair resting outdoors. Angela Tong walks over to greet them, holds the elderly woman’s hand, and says: |
| Angela Tong: | You two look great! This care home really suits you |
| Description of visuals: | The scene transitions to an aerial shot of an elderly man stretching on the balcony of his room. The camera gradually pulls back to showcase the exterior of the care home. The shot switches to a close-up, and the screen displays the super “Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong”. Angela Tong faces an elderly woman in a wheelchair, and says: |
| Angela Tong: | The Social Welfare Department’s Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong |
| Description of visuals: | The scene shifts to a corridor in the care home, where an elderly man and an elderly woman are sitting on a bench talking. A male staff member passes by, pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair, and greets another elderly man. The screen displays the super “Various Elderly Care Home Options”. The scene transitions to the activity room inside the care home, where a female staff member is accompanying an elderly man practising calligraphy. The scene then shifts to another room, where a male staff member is helping an elderly man wash his hair. Off-screen, Angela Tong says: |
| Angela Tong: | allows seniors on the waitlist for subsidised elderly home places in Hong Kong |
| Description of visuals: | The scene shifts to a fish pond in the care home, where a female staff member is accompanying an elderly woman feeding the fish. The shot switches to a close-up, featuring the koi fish swimming in the pond. The scene shifts to the garden of the care home, where an elderly man is admiring the plants. Angela Tong continues to say off-screen: |
| Angela Tong: | to choose to retire in Guangdong |
| Description of visuals: | The shot switches to a room in the care home, where an elderly woman is holding two cups of water and walking to another elderly woman on the balcony. Off-screen, Angela Tong says: |
| Angela Tong: | The environment is nice with tasty food |
| Description of visuals: | The scene shifts to the dining hall of the care home, where Angela Tong is enjoying lunch with an elderly man and an elderly woman. Angela Tong continues to say off-screen: |
| Angela Tong: | and plenty of activities |
| Description of visuals: | The scene shifts to the outdoor recreation area of the care home, where Angela Tong is with the elderly residents who are using fitness equipment for stretching, while there is a male staff member assisting them to use the facilities as well. |
| Description of visuals: | The next shot switches to the activity room inside the care home, where a male social worker providing care services, while an elderly woman and another woman are happily chatting. The screen displays the super “Care Services”. The scene transitions to another activity room in the care home, where an elderly man is holding a microphone to sing, while another elderly man, two elderly women, a male staff member and a female staff member are clapping cheerfully along with the music. Off-screen, Angela Tong says: |
| Angela Tong: | Plus social workers come to help everyone settle in |
| Description of visuals: | The scene shifts to the physiotherapy room in the care home, where a male staff member is assisting an elderly man with rehabilitation exercises. The screen displays the super “Medical Subsidies”. |
| Description of visuals: | The scene shifts to the pharmacy in the care home, where a female doctor is retrieving medication. The next shot switches to the Chinese medicine pharmacy in the care home, where a male Chinese medicine practitioner is taking herbs from a medicine cabinet. The scene shifts to the nursing room, where a male staff member is helping an elderly woman measure her blood pressure. Off-screen, Angela Tong says: |
| Angela Tong: | Participants in the scheme also receive medical subsidies |
| Description of visuals: | The end frame shifts to the outdoors of the care home, where Angela Tong is on the lawn with an elderly man and an elderly woman in a wheelchair. They are smiling at the camera with the care home in the background. At the same time, the super “Greater Bay Area: An Ideal Option for Retirement” appears at the top of the screen, and the logo of the Social Welfare Department appears at the bottom. Angela Tong says: |
| Angela Tong: | Greater Bay Area an ideal option for retirement |
