Hong Kong may broaden at-risk elderly support after recent deaths, minister says

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Hong Kong authorities are considering expanding their support program for at-risk elderly residents following recent fatalities. The welfare minister emphasized that current initiatives are just the beginning of a wider effort to protect the elderly population.

Hong Kong authorities may widen support to cover more younger elderly residents to bolster protection, the welfare minister has said, calling current efforts to identify at-risk seniors “just the beginning” as the city reels from two tragedies in a week. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han told the South China Morning Post that the government was mobilising all available resources to strengthen support for the elderly, but he noted the process would take time given the city’s...