. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁government ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁committee ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁the ▁elder ly ▁needs ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁The ▁report ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁helped ▁fost er ▁the ▁later ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁resident ial ▁care ▁homes ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁Among ▁all ▁the ▁suggestions ▁by ▁the ▁committee , ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁" community ▁support " ▁is ▁still ▁being ▁adopted ▁now ad ays . ▁ ▁L ack ing ▁government ▁subs id ized ▁resident ial ▁facilities ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly , ▁numerous ▁private ▁resident ial ▁facilities ▁were ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁but ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁these ▁private ▁facilities ▁was ▁often ▁uns atisf actory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁passed ▁the ▁Res ident ial ▁Care ▁Hom es ▁( E lder ly ▁Pers ons ) ▁Ord in ance . ▁All ▁resident ial ▁care ▁facilities ▁( except ▁n urs ing ▁home , ▁which ▁is ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁the ▁H osp it als , ▁N urs ing ▁Hom es , ▁and ▁Mat ern ity ▁Hom es ▁Reg istration ▁Ord in ance ) ▁must ▁be ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁legit imate ▁their ▁operation ▁under ▁the ▁ordin ance . ▁The ▁ordin ance ▁was ▁officially ▁implemented ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁lic ens ing ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁W elf are ▁Department ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁its ▁en act ment . ▁ ▁To ▁further ▁solve ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁ins u fficient ▁subs id ized