Elderly Care

19 May 2013

A 71-year-old man from a Kennedy Town nursing home died early yesterday after a fellow resident struck him with a walking stick. The victim suffered multiple head injuries. The attacker, 86, who...

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Filial piety requires emotional care, not just financial support

5 Apr 2013

Recent family tragedies have sparked discussions on the relationship between children and their parents in the local community.

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'Elderly forced into care homes'

14 Feb 2013

The government is forcing elderly people into care homes, a leading member of its own Elderly Commission claims. Dr Lam Ching-choi, vice-chairman of the government advisory body and head of Haven...

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Exco chief Lam Woon-kwong's grand ambition: a call for grown-up policymaking

12 Feb 2013

Seven months on from his appointment as convenor of the Executive Council, Lam Woon-kwong remains confident Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying can pave the way for a more prosperous Hong Kong. But it...

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Improve care at home for the elderly

8 Feb 2013

This year's policy address outlines a blueprint for the development of Hong Kong in the next five years. There has been a wide discussion in Hong Kong about the policies, and what concerned me...

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Hong Kong should take its cue from Singapore for a sound population policy

7 Feb 2013

Both Singapore and Hong Kong share very similar population characteristics: a rapidly ageing population and very low fertility rates. Both worry about the negative impact of a shrinking workforce...

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Alex Lo

Survey exposes racism's shameful face

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Letters to the Editor, January 30, 2013

Because of Sheung Shui's proximity to Shenzhen, Hong Kong-born children living on the mainland tend to be sent to schools in North District.

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Let private insurers help ease health burden

With much debate lately about relative income levels and quality of life in Hong Kong, the issue of health care for an ageing population is going to remain a priority for the public and...

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Aso retracts 'hurry up and die' gaffe

Taro Aso, Japan's deputy prime minister, was forced to deny that he advocated the elderly should "hurry up and die" to save the government the cost of providing medical care for them.

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Letters to the Editor, January 19, 2013

Opportunist Leung critics must move on

Over the past few months, there has been a torrent of criticism against the chief executive over unauthorised structures at his home.

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Letters to the Editor, January 18, 2013

Anti-Leung outcry is an overreaction

I have lived in this city for 18 months and have found Hong Kong people generally to be friendly and polite.

When I have tried to speak the...

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Letters to the Editor, January 17, 2013

Banks should stop financing arms race

Calvin Quek of Greenpeace East Asia ("Green advocacy can help banks shed the spectre of scandals", January 5) calls on large international banks to...

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