▁surprise ▁ins pe ctions ▁at ▁night ▁time . ▁The ▁D SW ▁respond ed ▁that ▁conduct ing ▁ins pe ctions ▁at ▁mid night ▁would ▁disturb ▁residents ▁of ▁R CH Es . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Party , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁review ▁the ▁st ip ulated ▁nur se - el der ly ▁resident ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 : 6 0 , ▁which ▁is ▁far ▁lower ▁than ▁Taiwan ' s ▁ 1 : 2 0 . ▁ ▁In su fficient ▁spaces ▁and ▁long ▁waiting ▁time ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Social ▁W elf are ▁Department , ▁as ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ 3 7 , 8 5 5 ▁elder ly ▁people ▁were ▁waiting ▁for ▁Sub vent ed ▁Hom es . ▁The ▁average ▁waiting ▁time ▁was ▁ 3 6 ▁months . ▁In ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years , ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁elder lies ▁in ▁the ▁queue ▁died ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁all otted ▁a ▁place . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 6 1 0 4 ▁elder ly ▁people ▁died ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁waiting ▁for ▁Sub vent ed ▁Hom es . ▁ ▁The ▁Society ▁for ▁Community ▁Organisation ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁serious ▁short age ▁of ▁subs id ised ▁elder ly ▁home ▁places . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May , ▁Chief ▁executive ▁C Y ▁Le ung ▁attributed ▁the ▁poor ▁treatment ▁of ▁residents ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁short age ▁of ▁land ▁space ▁during ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council '