Page 51 - 香港房屋委员会年报 Hong Kong Housing Authority Annual Report

主要工作
Key Achievements 49

房委會藉着發放一筆過的「緊急警報系統」津貼， The HA has been helping eligible residents install the
幫助合資格住戶在家中安裝警報系統，安裝費用的 relevant equipment in their homes by way of a one-off
最高津貼額為2,500元。凡獨居或所有同住家庭成員 EAS Grant, which covers installation costs up to a
均年滿60歲的公屋或中轉房屋長者住戶，只要符合 maximum of $2,500. Any elderly PRH or Interim
特定要求，即有資格申請津貼。截至2021年3月底， Housing (IH) resident who is either living alone, or living
我們收到約21 000份申請，可見這項服務深受長者 in a household in which all the household members are
住戶歡迎。 aged 60 or above, is eligible for the EAS Grant if they
meet specified requirements. As at the end of March
隨着科技發展，「緊急警報系統」已適用於不同的 2021, around 21 000 applications for the grant had been
流動裝置。有見及此，我們於2021年2月優化有關 received, indicating the popularity of the service among
津貼，涵蓋這些新發展。津貼範圍現適用於多款 our elderly residents.
流動裝置及相關服務費用，這些裝置包括具備「緊急
警報系統」功能的流動電話和手錶、安裝於智能電話 As technology has developed, EAS can be used on
的專門流動應用程式，以及其他指定產品。 various mobile devices. In February 2021, the EAS Grant
was enhanced to take into account these developments.
公屋單位內裝設新的「火警視像警報系統」 The grant can now also be used to fund a number of mobile

火警鐘對公屋居民至為重要，警報裝置可讓居民在 devices and the relevant service charges associated with
火警發生時警覺。「火警視像警報系統」並非法定 them. These include EAS mobile phones and watches,
要求，但考慮聽障居民的需要，我們於2020年3月 a mobile app for smart phones, and certain other products.
開始，在收到居民申請後，便會安排在其單位內
安裝新的「火警視像警報系統」作為額外配套。每當 New Visual Fire Alarm Systems installed in
PRH units
公共火警鐘響起時，系統的發光警示燈同步閃動。
Fire alarm bells are vital means of alerting our PRH
我們已通知公共屋邨和中轉房屋的所有聽障住戶是項 residents of fire. Recognising the needs of our hearing-
計劃，並邀請他們透過所屬屋邨辦事處提出申請。 impaired residents, in March 2020 we began to install a
安裝「火警視像警報系統」屬自願性質，費用全免。 new visual fire alarm (VFA) system inside their flats as
我們現正聯絡租者置其屋計劃屋邨和可租可買計劃 a value-added facility upon their applications, although
屋邨的業主立案法團，徵求他們同意把公屋單位內 there is no statutory requirement for VFAs to be installed.
的「火警視像警報系統」接駁到由法團管理的公共 The VFA system incorporates a bright alarm light that
消防警報系統，待取得他們同意後，我們會把計劃 flashes simultaneously when the communal fire alarm
詳情告知這些屋邨公屋單位的聽障住戶。 bells are sounding.

All hearing-impaired residents in our PRH estates and
IH have been notified about the scheme and invited to
apply via their estate management offices. Installation
of the VFA system is voluntary and free of charge. We
are currently liaising with the Owners’ Corporations of
Tenants Purchase Scheme estates and Buy or Rent Option
estates in order to obtain their consent for connecting
VFA systems in PRH units to the communal fire alarm
systems managed by them. Once the consents have been
obtained, we will convey the details of the scheme to
hearing-impaired residents of the PRH units located in
公屋單位內的「火警視像警報系統」閃動
Flashing of a visual fire alarm system inside a PRH flat those estates.