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Given city’s ageing population, the government should conduct more promotional activities on end-of-life planning, such as talks and tours of memorial gardens, so that more people may opt for sustainable alternatives and ease demands on burial facilities.
Researchers hope the alerts, which are similar to weather or pollution alerts, can raise public awareness of suicides during sharp rises in cases.
The MTR fined nearly 4,300 people for misusing the fare scheme in the nine months through February, while the Transport Department inspected buses and ferries across 650 routes.
Hong Kong may be developing a formula to take in factors in addition to income, the basic marker, however change must not come at the cost of those in need
A comprehensive publicity drive is needed to ensure greater community awareness by the time the new legislation comes into effect.
- Readers discuss a sustainable way to handle the remains of loved ones, and the need for improvements in the taxi industry
Dr Donald Li, chairman of Elderly Commission, also says promotion efforts must be ramped up to combat taboo against carers seeking outside help.
Older residents supported by peers had lower levels of depression and anxiety, joint university study finds.
Projected trends suggest that the central and local governments need to enhance support for elderly people in areas such as nursing care.
Think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation says city lacks end-of-life care framework despite a bill allowing advance directives on such treatments.
Readers discuss why every district health centre should provide basic eye health services, the effectiveness of the tobacco tax, and the decline in politeness.
Exercise, diet and compassion are among the tips on how to age well from Andrei Iwanowitsch, a survivor of the Nazi Buchenwald concentration camp, who stays in great health at 98.
To meet the needs of its ageing population, China will offer more in subsidies for new care facilities and expand existing networks to accommodate children and the elderly.
Green burials involve scattering cremated ashes of the dead over pebbles in 13 designated memorial gardens or in waters near Tap Mun, Tung Lung Chau and Lamma Island.
Changes in gait – particularly difficulty walking a curved path – may be an early sign of dementia, an expert says; families should be on the lookout to help protect a sufferer’s safety and quality of life.
Lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen says carer burden not related to socioeconomic status after suspected murder-suicide attempt in upscale neighbourhood.
Couple were discovered unconscious when helper went into man’s bedroom to help him change a diaper.
Given declining birth rates, diaper maker Oji Nepia is shifting its focus from infant products to those for the country’s rapidly growing elderly population
China’s state health insurance system regulator plays down concerns over a fall in the number of participants in the voluntary urban and rural residents’ scheme.
Regular exercise can keep older people healthy longer, but they need role models, help to get started.
Experts call for publicly funded eye screenings at city’s 18 district health centres to monitor for conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration.
Just 21 per cent of Japanese say they expect to be happy when they reach 100, according to a survey of six countries.
Protein called PAPPA found to be ‘common driver’ of ageing in many types of human cells, but it’s triggered by sirtuins, which are important for regulating metabolism, team says.
A research by the US-based IHME found that the population of three quarters of all countries will be shrinking by 2050.
Left unchecked, more than 6 million Malaysians could be left with less than US$9 a month to survive on in their old age, according to government estimates.
A stroke increases the short-term risk of dementia, which is no surprise, but new research shows the increased risk can last for 20 years after a stroke, even after recovering some abilities post-stroke.
Young people are putting off marriage due to ‘structural challenges’, as demographers say data shows fertility rates are likely to continue declining.
Evidence that AI tools can slash years off early-stage analysis will ‘revolutionise drug discovery’, researchers say.
