Responding to an Ageing Society

Course Overview

By 2041, nearly one in every three people in Hong Kong will be aged 65 or above. Are we as prepared as we think for our ageing society of the future? An ageing population creates greater demands on social security, healthcare and elderly services.  This program consists of a series of inter-connected seminars on topics of special interest to an ageing society. It will examine specific manifestations in Hong Kong and their implications for policy-making.  This unique course gathers the world’s top minds on each of the pressing issues and enables in-depth discussions in small-class settings. It sets the stage for deeper understanding and forward thinking on the contexts in which leaders and policy-makers operate in an increasingly complex world.

Program Topics 

• Redefining and empowering old age

• Policy change to meet the challenges of population ageing in Hong Kong

• A rapidly changing and ageing Hong Kong: challenges and opportunities

• Caring for an ageing population

• Demographic change and social policies in E Asia

• The Emerging Silver Market

• Opportunities in the Silver Market

• Population policies: Singapore and Hong Kong compared

• Elderly housing and related supports: provision and aspiration

• Gender difference in ageing and the case of Taiwan

• Japan’s welfare measures for the elderly

• Hong Kong’s policies to promote productive ageing

• Panel Discussion: Summary and Recommendations