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| Ageing in Hong Kong | | Author(s) | I Chi, E Chui |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 18, no 2, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 66-71 |
| Keywords | Older people ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Services ; Health services ; Community care ; Family care ; Social policy ; Research ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | This review article considers various aspects of ageing in Hong Kong, focusing on demographic trends, cultural attitudes towards older people, government policies, services, professional lobbying and education, and research in geriatrics and gerontology. Hong Kong has experienced a steady and significant growth in its elderly population. Being essentially a Chinese community, the traditional virtue of filial piety has been upheld and the family is expected to be the prime source of care for its members. However, there has been a gradual increase in the number of nuclear families and a gradual dwindling of the positive image of the older person, which threatens the basis of community care for older people. About half of the elderly population are living in government rental housing and are receiving public primary medical care. Community support services are not in-home support in nature and provide low levels of care. The professional and social organisations unanimously urge the government to take a more proactive stance in providing services to the elderly population and encourage the community to revitalise its traditional Chinese cultural heritage in caring for older people. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990716214 A |
| Classmark | B: F: I: L: PA: P6:SJ: TM2: 3A: 7DR |
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