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Meeting the Needs of an Ageing Population
關顧樂齡人口所需

Various housing projects
are developed for senior
citizens, to address
Hong Kong’s growing
elderly population.
ג՘೯࢝εʩʷڗ٫ג
܊ධͦʿࠇྌdৣΥɛ
ɹϼʷ੭ԸٙცӋf

As we seek to maintain excellence in our mission of serving the housing ג՘ٲࠋတԑ࠰ಥ̹͏И܊ცӋٙԴնd
needs of Hong Kong, the Housing Society must continually review the ҢࡁܵᚃᄲൖИ˒ʿٟਜʔᓙᔷᜊٙცࠅd
changing needs of its tenants and the community, such that we could Ъމሜ዆ุਕ೯࢝Ꮄ΋ϣҏٙਿᓾf
adapt our priorities accordingly to fulfill them.

The city’s elderly population is growing, and must be adequately cared ࠰ಥɛɹܵᚃϼʷdٟึ̀඲࿁ڗ٫౤Զ
for. According to Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, more ԑ੄ٙᗫᚥf࣬ኽ࠰ಥִ݁୕ࠇஈd͉ಥ
than 1.2 million Hong Kong residents were aged 65 or older, ʬɤʞ๋א˸ɪɛɹ൴ཀɓϵɚɤຬdЦ
representing 16.4% of the total population. ዆᜗ɛɹˢԷϵʱʘɤʬᓃ̬f

Of these, a record 300,906 households were classified as elderly-only, ຅ʕdዹ֢אၾৣਅΝИٙڗ٫˒һ፽੻
meaning that residents were either living alone or with their spouses. ॎߏ፽ٙ 300,906˒fၾɤϋۃ޴ˢdɪʺ
This represents a 67.4% increase compared with ten years ago and ϵʱʘʬɤɖᓃ̬dˀ݈͉ಥڗ٫ɛɹί
reflects a growing demographic trend in the lifestyles of Hong Kong’s И܊୦࿕ɪٙᄣڗᒈැf
older citizens.

To address this rapidly growing sector of the population, for over a މəᏐ࿁ڗ٫ɛɹܢᄣٙਪᕚdཀ̘ɤε
decade we have recognised the need to develop housing projects for ϋdҢࡁጐ฽͍ൖ΢ٟึʿ຾᏶චᄴdˈ
senior citizens in all socio-economic groups, but with a particular focus Չ݊ЭЇʕഃϗɝڗ٫ٙИ܊ცࠅd೯࢝
on low- and middle-income elderly citizens. ০࿁׌ٙג܊ධͦf

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