Articles

Healthy Ageing in Hong Kong: Turning Prevention, Primary Healthcare and Community Participation Into Longer Independent Lives

Healthy ageing in Hong Kong depends on much more than treating illness later in life. This article examines how primary healthcare reform, prevention, chronic disease management, physical activity, falls prevention,...

Financing Long-Term Care in Hong Kong: Public Subsidy, Family Resources, Vouchers and Private Payment

Hong Kong finances long-term care through a mixed system of government-funded services, means-related contributions, voucher schemes, private purchasing and extensive unpaid family support rather than a dedicated long-term care insurance...

Who Is Responsible for Older People’s Care in Hong Kong? Government, Hospital Authority, Social Welfare and Community Providers

Responsibility for older people’s care in Hong Kong is distributed across government bureaux, the Social Welfare Department, Hospital Authority, Primary Healthcare Commission, NGOs, private providers, families and carers. This article...

How Long-Term Care Works in Hong Kong: Families, Government, Healthcare and Social Welfare

Hong Kong’s long-term care system combines government-funded social welfare, public healthcare, community organisations, residential providers, private purchasing and extensive family caregiving. This article explains how assessment, eligibility, community and residential...

Hong Kong’s Ageing Population: Preparing for One of Asia’s Most Rapid Demographic Transitions

Hong Kong’s rapidly ageing population will reshape demand across healthcare, long-term care, housing, community support and family caregiving. This article examines how demographic change interacts with ageing-in-place policy, primary healthcare...