The number of elderly poor rose 3 per cent from 2013 to last year despite a 1 per cent decrease in the overall number of needy people, according to official figures. Photo: May Tse The number of elderly poor rose 3 per cent from 2013 to last year despite a 1 per cent decrease in the overall number of needy people, according to official figures. Photo: May Tse
The number of elderly poor rose 3 per cent from 2013 to last year despite a 1 per cent decrease in the overall number of needy people, according to official figures. Photo: May Tse
Ageing society
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Greying Hong Kong ‘may worsen poverty rate’ that is already rising among elderly

Topic |   Ageing society
Elizabeth Cheung
Elizabeth Cheung

Updated: 11:16am, 12 Oct, 2015

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The number of elderly poor rose 3 per cent from 2013 to last year despite a 1 per cent decrease in the overall number of needy people, according to official figures. Photo: May Tse The number of elderly poor rose 3 per cent from 2013 to last year despite a 1 per cent decrease in the overall number of needy people, according to official figures. Photo: May Tse
The number of elderly poor rose 3 per cent from 2013 to last year despite a 1 per cent decrease in the overall number of needy people, according to official figures. Photo: May Tse
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