When Hong Kong got its first care home for mentally ill children
Plans for the Siu Lam Hospital for the Mentally Handicapped were revealed in 1968 and 4 years later the institution finally opened
“The home will consist of two hospital blocks two storeys high, an administration and kitchen block of three storeys, and four blocks of quarters ranging from two to four storeys for the sisters and other staff. A Prisons Department mental hospital will be constructed nearby.”
“Dr Teng said a number of mental defectives were being cared for by the Kuk, the Tung Wah Hospital and eight other institutions. He said Government realised some of these children were being left unattended during the day [and a team] would carry out assessments of degrees of retardation, starting with those who appeared to be severely retarded both in institutions and at home. ‘Government recognises the often insupportable burden placed on parents of severely retarded children, and they will be given priority in regard to the provision of residential accommodation,’ Dr. Teng said.”