我們需要

• Join a 30 minutes call to learn more about our organisation and the event details
• Witness Enduring Power of Attorney for 10-15 elderly on our witnessing day on 31 August and 21 Sep (~3 hours each). You can choose to join both or either 1 day
• Lawyers are expected to have a Practicing Lawyer Certificate from the Law Society of HK and lawyers from all practice areas are welcomed
• Lawyers are ONLY to witness the documents and confirm the elderly’s capacity. You are NOT responsible for the content of the documents
• Locations: 秀茂坪可榮耆英鄰舍中心 (31 Aug), 屯門美中浸信會蝴蝶灣浸信會長者中心 (21 Sep)

背景資料

AWEsum Care aims to promote advance care planning in Hong Kong and provides assistance to elderly individuals in preparing their advance care planning documents, including wills, advanced directives, and enduring powers of attorney. In particular, an enduring power of attorney allows individuals to appoint a trusted individual to manage their financial affairs in the event they lose capacity. The signing of an enduring power of attorney must be witnessed by both a medical doctor and a lawyer. We would like to corporate with a pro bono lawyer to provide free witnessing service for the underprivileged elderly. If you wish to know more, welcome to look at the video of our previous witnessing day. (https://youtu.be/u0ZOVGFdQlg)

我們可提供的資源

Prior to the witnessing day, the elderly participants would have signed a disclaimer acknowledging that the lawyers are NOT providing legal advice related to the creation of the enduring power of attorney. The lawyer is NOT expected to sign an engagement letter either with the senior citizen or the social enterprise.

對我們的意義

Despite Hong Kong having over two million people over the age of 60, only a few thousand enduring powers of attorney have been registered, which raises concerns about accessing patient assets to cover medical and living expenses. Free witnessing days help elderly to sign an enduring powering attorney which allows them to enjoy a better elderly life.

服務日期

31 Aug 2024 - 21 Sep 2024

服務地點

Sau Mau Ping/ Tuen Mun

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