1. No : (
1.1. impolite citizen
1.2. non sufficient elderly monthly allowamces
1.2.1. forces retirees to find working opportunities after retiring age
1.3. The elderly also need to bare expensive medical fee.
1.3.1. these families have run into financial difficulties
1.4. Hong Kong elders face problems of non-inclusion, isolated from general social activities
1.4.1. The city’s experience with the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) epidemic has demonstrated that a rise in unemployment, increased suicides, social isolation, loneliness or alienation can have a significant impact on elderly people.
2. The HK Gov wasnt giving enough support on housing issues
3. A reward can be time credits from volunteer hours that they can exchange for a service, or use to buy products from a social enterprise. But the critical component within the social capital framework is that it co-opts older adults to be co-producers of community development, which leads to inclusiveness, a caring economy and a more equitable society, explains Lu.
4. “This is particularly important because many older people need better support through a SMART system,” he says, citing examples such as technology for rehabilitation, using robotics to solve any manpower problems or even having sufficient hospital beds and equipment to improve the quality of care services provided by institutions.
5. By 2066 one in every 3 elderly will be 85; longer life expectancy
6. Yeung’s team and her collaborators have developed intervention programmes that cover mindfulness, behavioural activation and befriending programmes for reducing loneliness of elderly living alone, which are conducted over the phone so the elderly can stay home and still get support from trained volunteers. Yeung believes this is really the way to go.
7. Yeung’s team and her collaborators have developed intervention programmes that cover mindfulness, behavioural activation and befriending programmes for reducing loneliness of elderly living alone, which are conducted over the phone so the elderly can stay home and still get support from trained volunteers.
8. more than 80 per cent of our elderly have difficulty walking, or require the support of others or the use of assistive equipment to walk. Nearly 85 per cent have one or more chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure and heart disease
9. During the pandemic we had social distancing and many of the elderly had to reduce their typical social participation with family members and friends,” she notes. “They couldn’t go to community centres to attend social activities, classes or workshops.”
10. Another major challenge in building an age-friendly smart city is the use of the technology itself. While there are obvious benefits to being connected and being online, if the technology itself creates barriers, then it could further fuel feelings of loneliness and isolation.
11. Such social protection measures naturally have a bias towards the elderly, and are therefore considered “aged-friendly” but not necessarily beneficial for younger people.
12. a holistic approach
12.1. "Society for all ages"
13. Yes
13.1. Goverment spent considerable resources to cope with existing needs and enhance services for older adults.
13.1.1. Social security payments
13.1.2. public services
13.1.2.1. the HK immigration department provides one stop identity fcard replacement services at elderly homes
13.1.3. Medical services
13.1.3.1. A good public health care system provides affordable and accessible health care services for all.
13.1.4. Old age allowances
13.1.4.1. HSBC employs about 170 retirees who help customers at its retail branches across Hong Kong. These “Smart Seniors” help promote the use of the bank’s community caring corners, where they demonstrate the use of ATMs to elderly customers, in addition to greeting people and directing them to the appropriate service counter.
13.1.5. HK$2 public transport subsidy scheme
13.1.5.1. The popular HK$2 public transport subsidy scheme, for example, is estimated to cost the government another HK$1.2 billion this year. Institutional care support for older adults, meanwhile, is insufficient. What is available is mostly expensive.
13.2. Yes : )
13.2.1. Maybe, because the city itself is old.
13.3. an age-friendly city also provides quality education and green recreation for all ages.
13.3.1. Sounds Great, a social enterprise that worked with celebrities and vocal talents to create an audiobook featuring celebrity autobiographies, Cantonese opera and classics from Chinese literature. The audiobook, which has been donated to charities that help disadvantaged elderly people
13.4. The HK Gov is substantially becoming a "Smart city " in which the facilities in hong kong had combine technology with health care and transportational services.
13.4.1. Teenagers and most adults benefit from the change overtime ,leading to a more comfort and convinient life
13.4.2. On the other side ,as the "leave home safe" is required in the pandemic days , it seems like elderly doesnt have too much problems of technologic issues.
13.4.2.1. The panedemic actually makes more elderlies have exposures to the new age technology, make the problem of technology barriers in other countriesfor elderlies not exist in HongKong