Hong Kong authorities have identified 1,600 at-risk elderly households in public housing, but analysts have said the figure fails to reflect the scale of this group of vulnerable residents and urged the government to speed up search efforts.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Saturday that authorities had identified high-risk cases by reviewing Housing Department data from more than 800,000 households in public housing.
“These 1,600 households could become the hidden,...
Hong Kong flags 1,600 at-risk elderly households, but experts say figure tip of iceberg
Published 2 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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