by | May 2, 2020
Dr Gloria Wong Hoi-yan has worked for years to develop interventions and care management for sufferers of dementia. And while she has had some successes (see box), one stumbling block has loomed in her path. Unlike Taiwan, Macau and other developed societies, Hong...
by | May 1, 2020
Hong Kong is getting old. By 2024, the city will officially be a ‘super-aged society’, meaning more than 21 per cent of people are aged over 65. By 2034, we will be ultra-aged, like Japan, with more than 28 per cent over 65. “These numbers mean both challenges...
by | Nov 7, 2019
Public health studies are valuable for understanding population profiles and spotting emerging trends. But in order to be useful, there needs to be quality data – and lots of it. That takes both money and laborious collection work. Fortunately, HKU’s School of Public...
by | Nov 5, 2019
“Hong Kong has always been a city of immigrants,” says Professor YC Richard Wong, Chair of Economics and Philip Wong Kennedy Wong Professor in Political Economy, a description that still applies long after revolution and war sent hundreds of thousands of people...
