Policy Address

Building an Age-friendly Environment

166.         An ageing population will bring extra financial burden to the areas of retirement protection, medical care and elderly services.  The Commission on Poverty is collecting public views on improving retirement protection, and the Elderly Commission has started to plan elderly services in the medium and long term.  The Government has also drawn up a blueprint for hospital development. 

167.         Elderly people of the new generation will be healthier, more energetic and better educated.  They are fully capable of making further contributions to the community.  The Government will make continuous efforts to develop Hong Kong into an age-friendly city and promote active ageing.

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