1 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁three ▁phr ases . ▁ ▁Pil ot ▁Res ident ial ▁Care ▁Services ▁Sch eme ▁in ▁Gu ang d ong ▁ ▁S WD ▁launched ▁the ▁Pil ot ▁Res ident ial ▁Care ▁Services ▁Sch eme ▁in ▁Gu ang d ong ▁( the ▁Pil ot ▁Sch eme ) ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁aim ing ▁to ▁provide ▁another ▁alternative ▁of ▁el ig ible ▁elder ly ▁persons ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Wait ing ▁List ▁for ▁choosing ▁R CH Es . ▁ ▁Future ▁development ▁ ▁The ▁Chief ▁executive ' s ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Policy ▁Address ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁will ▁not ▁only ▁increase ▁the ▁service ▁qu ota ▁but ▁also ▁pro act ively ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁long - term ▁care ▁service . ▁There ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁four - year ▁pilot ▁scheme ▁of ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁district - based ▁professional ▁team , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁composed ▁of ▁social ▁workers , ▁phys i other ap ists , ▁occup ational ▁ther ap ists ▁etc ., ▁to ▁offer ▁out re ach ▁services ▁for ▁R CH Es ▁and ▁resident ial ▁care ▁homes ▁for ▁persons ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁( R CH D s ). ▁ ▁Vis iting ▁medical ▁pract ition er ▁services ▁for ▁R CH Es ▁and ▁R CH D s ▁will ▁be ▁introduced ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁health ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁elder ly ▁and , ▁therefore , ▁to ▁reduce ▁their ▁reli ability ▁on ▁the ▁public ▁medical ▁system . ▁The ▁government ▁will ▁also ▁include ▁more ▁recognized ▁service ▁prov iders ▁in ▁the ▁Pil