At the recent national video conference on preferential treatment for the elderly, an official from the relevant department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development stated that a special study on the planning and construction of commercial and comprehensive service facilities in new communities is currently being carried out, to further advance the planning of urban community commercial, elderly care and other comprehensive service facilities, and to provide planning policy support for the construction of community elderly care service facilities.
 
　　According to the introduction, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, in conjunction with the implementation of the State Council's requirements on advancing circulation system reform, accelerating the development of the circulation industry, and strengthening social elderly care services, has conducted special symposiums and research on the planning of urban comprehensive service facilities in new communities. At present, a special study on the planning and construction of commercial and comprehensive service facilities in new communities is being carried out and guiding documents are being drafted, to further advance the planning of urban community commercial, elderly care and other comprehensive service facilities, and to provide planning policy support for the construction of community elderly care service facilities.
 
　　It is understood that, in accordance with the "Several Opinions of the State Council on Accelerating the Development of the Elderly Care Service Industry" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has issued a notice on strengthening the planning and construction of elderly care service facilities, requiring local planning formulation units and review agencies to strictly implement the standard proposed in the "Opinions" of no less than 0.1 square meters of land per capita, and to determine the layout and construction standards of elderly care service facilities in accordance with planning requirements, and to plan and set up elderly care service facilities by district and level.
 
　　According to the official, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development attaches great importance to the work of preferential treatment for the elderly, and has fully safeguarded the rights and interests of the elderly in aspects such as urban planning management, standardization construction, solving housing difficulties for the elderly, and ticket reductions or exemptions for scenic areas and parks, providing them with tangible benefits and convenience.