Close to a third of people aged 65 and over are classified as poor, according to calculations released by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Photo: KY Cheng
Close to a third of people aged 65 and over are classified as poor, according to calculations released by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Photo: KY Cheng
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Hong Kong's elderly 'among poorest in developed world'

Jennifer Ngo

Updated: 8:36am, 23 Aug, 2013

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Close to a third of people aged 65 and over are classified as poor, according to calculations released by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Photo: KY Cheng
Close to a third of people aged 65 and over are classified as poor, according to calculations released by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Photo: KY Cheng
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