Aging trends : Hong Kong
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Publication Date
9-1-1995
Volume
10
Issue
3
First Page
257
Last Page
265
Publisher
Springer New York LLC
Abstract
Hong Kong is a small territory of some 415 square miles situated on the South China coast. It is a rapidly modernizing society, moving from an industrial export base to service and entrepot functions. By regional standards, many of Hong Kong's 1992 population of 5.9 million have a good standard of living and adequate housing. However, there are considerable discrepancies in wealth and well-being; elderly people are not always financially secure, and there arc growing difficulties in maintaining the oft-cited mode of family care for elderly members. Hong Kong is a rapidly aging society and it is essential to see this process in the context of local and regional socioeconomic change and the future political linkages of the territory with China.
DOI
10.1007/BF00972243
Print ISSN
01693816
E-ISSN
15730719
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Bartlett, H. P., & Phillips, D. R. (1995). Aging trends: Hong Kong. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 10(3), 257-265. doi: 10.1007/BF00972243