The Social Welfare Department (SWD) launched the Pilot Scheme onResidential Care Service Voucher (RCSV) for the Elderly (Pilot Scheme)in March 2017.• The Pilot Scheme, adopting the “money-following-the-user” principle,provides an additional choice for elderly persons in need ofresidential care service by allowing them to choose the servicesprovided by eligible residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs)operated by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or the privatesector under the Pilot Scheme according to their needs.