Plans to establish 'paradises' for the elderly that would include such luxuries as saunas were endorsed, despite criticism of the idea as unrealistic.
The motion was tabled by welfare panel chairman Wong Siu-yee of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance.
He proposed that every district have a 25,000-square-foot, self-run centre providing services to the elderly.
Chan Yuen-han of the Federation of Trade Unions said she supported the motion's spirit but not its specifics.
'The idea is a castle in the air,' she said. 'It is suggested a sauna be installed in each of these centres.
'Are you dreaming? The Government doesn't accept some of our very simple demands, let alone saunas.' The Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood's Mok Ying-fan likened the proposal to giving a beautiful coat to a dying beggar.