Hong Kong to seek more elderly care places in Guangdong, Chris Sun says

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The Hong Kong government plans to negotiate with care home operators in Guangdong province for more elderly care places. This move comes as there has been a significant rise in Hongkongers seeking care facilities in mainland China.

Authorities will negotiate with operators of popular care homes in Guangdong province to secure more places for elderly Hongkongers to meet rising demand, the welfare minister has said, amid a ninefold surge in city residents moving into such facilities across the border in recent years. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said in an interview with the South China Morning Post that the number of elderly Hong Kong residents living in care homes under the Residential Care Services...