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CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 主席報告
With the improvement of the overall living standard, a growing number of ᎇഹ࠰ಥ͛ݺ˥̻ҷഛdՈ௪ɓ֛
elderly in Hong Kong are financially capable and have higher expectations ঐɢٙϼϋɛɹ͵ʔᓙᄣڗd˼ࡁ࿁ৗ
on retirement life. As such, the Housing Society pioneered yet another ;͛ݺϞ༰৷ಂૐfΪϤdג০࿁வࡈ
new elderly housing project targeted towards this niche on the market ᐻქ̹ఙdක௴Όอٙڗ٫ג܊ධͦd˸
which had not previously been filled despite the emerging demand. ڎΥၾ˚ࡆᄣٙცӋfཡࣀɚཧɓʞ
Completed in 2015, The Tanner Hill was a non-subsidised project to ϋໝϓd᙮ڢ༟пג܊ධͦfৰəԶ
provide quality elderly accommodation that was integrated with a full Ꮄሯ֢ٙИᐑྤ̮dཡࣀһԶΌ˙З
range of care and supporting services, as well as comprehensive lifestyle ᚐၾ˕౪ਕd˸ʿҁ௪ٙ;ඝண݄f
facilities. All 588 units were leased out in about two years after its launch, ཡࣀ588ࡈఊЗʔШίධͦપ̈ߒՇϋܝ
and a waiting list with over 800 applicants has now been racked up. Όᅰॡ̈dତࣛቃࡉ͡ሗɛᅰһ൴གྷ800ɛf
Recognising the trend of smaller households in the 2010s, the Housing ΪᏐڐɤϋԸࢬഐʃʷٙᒈැdג
Society has introduced the novel concept of “cross-generational પ̈૿Υό೯࢝ධͦdˏɝڗ̼ፄ
harmony” through a mixed tenure development project. This enables ٙอ฿ׂfவࡈධͦৰə˿ɨɓ˾ԮϞ
the younger generation to have its own living space yet allows their ӷɛ͛ݺ٤ගʘቱdՉ˨͎͵̙֢ݮቌd
parents to live nearby for convenient mutual support. Based on this ˙کʝᏐfג˸வࡈ࿃อٙ฿ׂ
concept, Harmony Place in Shau Kei Wan was launched in 2015 with ɚཧɓʞϋપ̈З⓳၎ᝄٙᆀፄd
214 flats for sale and 60 specially designed elderly units for lease. Զ214ࡈ̈ਯఊЗձ60ࡈމڗ٫तйணࠇ
ٙ̈ॡఊЗf
Challenges Ahead and the Way Forward 展望未來 共迎挑戰
Today, Hong Kong is facing the “double-ageing” problem affecting ତࣛd࠰ಥ͍ࠦ࿁ɛɹʿג܊ᕐϼʷٙ
both its population and housing stock. In 2017, the Census and ਪᕚfɚཧɓɖϋdִ݁୕ࠇஈཫࠇϋ
Statistics Department projected that the number of elderly persons တ65๋א˸ɪٙϼɛᅰͦɚཧɧɖϋਗ਼
aged 65 and above would more than double in 2037. Meanwhile, ᄣՇ࠴˸ɪfΝࣛd࣬ኽ࠰ಥ 2030+j
according to the Hong Kong 2030+: Public Engagement, the percentage ʮਞၾdɚཧɓʞϋЇɚཧ̬ʬϋಂ
of housing stock over 70 years old will swell by a staggering 300 fold, ගdᅽᙧ൴ཀ70ϋٙᅽρϵʱˢਗ਼ึܢᄣ
from 1,100 private housing units to 326,000 units during the period 300࠴dऒʿٙӷɛᅽρఊЗᅰඎ͟ 1,100
from 2015 to 2046. ˒ᄣЇ 326,000˒f
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