Ageing

Universal pension won't meet needs of greying Hong Kong

9 May 2013

Here we go again. Some legislators have sought to hijack the governance of Hong Kong by demanding a quick fix to retirement protection through the introduction of a universal pension. If only the...

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Pope's resignation highlights ageing dilemma of octogenarians

13 Feb 2013

The 85-year-old pontiff announced on Monday that old age had sapped him of the strength required to lead the world's 1.1 billion Catholics. Benedict had a heart pacemaker installed some time ago...

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Want a bed? Wait 100 years, says popular Beijing nursing home

16 Jan 2013

If you apply now for a bed in Beijing's leading Social Welfare Institute, a popular public nursing home, you will have to wait a lifetime before you get one.

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Letters to the Editor, January 13, 2013

13 Jan 2013

Why China declined under Qing dynasty

In her stimulating article ("Reinvent HK's economic role", January 6), Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee attributed the Qing dynasty's failure to develop science...

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Positive attitude on ageing is key to public health

22 Dec 2012

After the DR beauty treatment incident, the government established a steering committee to review the regulatory regime for private health care facilities.

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Are we ready for longer lives … and more years of bad health?

19 Dec 2012

Last week, The Lancet medical journal published a series on the global burden of disease. One paper was an analysis of global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

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Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

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Is a 'cure' for ageing the ultimate medical breakthrough?

On which problems should we focus research in medicine and the biological sciences? There is a strong argument for tackling the diseases that kill the most people - diseases like malaria and...

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TV companies finally provide entertainment - but only off-air

At last the TV stations TVB and ATV are producing live entertainment worthy of the name, but alas it is largely happening off-air. Their public spat with CTI chairman Ricky Wong over his plans to...

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Elderly need neighbours, not paid buddies, says ageing expert

A paid buddy system for the elderly is one option to alleviate pressure on the city's aged-care services, but a better model is one that encourages simply being a good neighbour, says a specialist...

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Elderly 'should be embraced, not sidelined'

Picture a user of a mobile gadget, and a young person usually springs to mind.

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Couple's ordeal spurs call for change in elderly care

The plight of an elderly couple who are struggling to stay together exposes serious glitches and shortages in the care-home system that need to be tackled, said legislators who visited the pair...

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