Wanchai Convention and Exhibition will hold the 7th "Golden Age Exhibition and Summit" for three consecutive days starting today (5th).
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mrs. Sun Yuhan, attended the opening ceremony and said that Hong Kong's population aging problem will usher in a peak in the next 20 years and must be dealt with through technological innovation.
The Secretary for Housing, Ho Wing-yin, pointed out that the design of public housing will increase the facilities for the elderly.
Executive Council member Lim Zheng Cai said that any group in society needs to pay attention to health, and that aging can bring business opportunities.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Sun Yuhan pointed out that Hong Kong has an average of more than 100,000 elderly people every year, which will reach a peak in 2040. It is very important to deal with the challenges brought by aging.
Lin Zhengcai pointed out that the World Health Organization's concept of a healthy city is "help for all", emphasizing that every citizen has the right to be healthy, but more importantly, "all for help", promoting health in any area, and believes that aging It's not a challenge, it's an opportunity. For example, "someone developed a razor for the elderly more than ten years ago, because the hand shake of Qudi will shave the surface."
Ho Wing-yin said that home-based care services and equipment in housing estates are very important under the ageing population. In the future, public housing will increase handrails, wheelchair access roads and other facilities, hoping that the elderly will have a sense of happiness.