Cross-sector Task Force on Elderly Services 2014
Subsequent to the roundtable discussion convened by ZeShan Foundation in April 2014, a cross-sector working group has been formed with a focus around Hong Kong elderly services. The group was comprised of three task forces to take lead on forum organization, policy and advocacy, and dementia, respectively, which collectively work toward addressing issues raised during said roundtable discussion.
In the face of a rapidly ageing population in Hong Kong, the working group believes that an effective public-private partnership is required to mobilize the community and the government to work in concert towards the needs of this shifting demographic. Only in coupling policy change with innovative solutions can Hong Kong be made an exemplar of quality elderly services for the region.
In line with the group’s goal of encouraging cross-sector collaboration, the twenty members themselves are representatives of different sectors, such as grant-making foundations, academia and service providers, so as to join forces and work in synergy towards the common goal of improving elderly services.
Task Force 1: Conference Organization
The first task force organized a 2-day forum with a focus on building sustainable public-private partnership in elderly services, which was held in Hong Kong in mid-November 2015 just ahead of Hong Kong’s Senior Citizens’ Day. The goal behind this forum was to bring together private foundations, policy-makers, academics and service providers in a platform to develop private-public partnerships, as well as to demonstrate the importance of creating sustainable partnerships detailed through case studies.
Task Force 2: Policy & Advocacy
Convenor: Mr Patrick Cheung, Managing Director, The Jade Club
The second task force reviews elderly-related policies and advocates for greater cross-sector collaboration. In meetings convened with Miss Annie Tam, JP, Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, and Dr. C. K. Law, Principal Investigator of the Consultant Team for the Elderly Commission’s Working Group on Elderly Services Program Plan (ESPP), members of this task force introduced the work and future plans of their respective organizations, discussed policy developments, and expressed views on the role and involvement of private foundations in the development of elderly services in Hong Kong.
Task Force 3: Dementia and Caregiver Support
Convenor: Ms Florence Ho, General Manager of the Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing & Jockey Club CADENZA Hub
The third task force looks specifically at dementia, diving into the policy and institutional support given to caregivers of dementia patients in Hong Kong. There are some 18,000 new cases of dementia every year in Hong Kong, and with the city’s ageing population, this neurological condition is expected to affect some 280,000, or 4% of the local population, by 2036.
跨界別安老服務專責小組 [2014]
擇善基金會於2014年4月召開探討本港安老服務的圓桌討論會，與會者其後成立跨界別工作小組，推行後續工作及保持緊密聯繫。工作小組設有三個專責小組，分別負責籌辦論壇、政策及倡議、腦退化症方面的工作。
工作小組認為，香港面對人口急劇老化所帶來的各種挑戰，必須透過有效的公私營合作，才能促使政府與社區攜手解決難題。香港若要推動優質安老服務，並在區內起牽頭作用，必須具有推動政策的決心和創新的解決方案。
工作小組的20位成員來自慈善基金會、學術界及服務提供者等界別，貫徹小組鼓勵跨界別合作的宗旨。小組為不同界別人士提供了協作平台，以共同實現提升安老服務質素的願景。
專責小組（一）：籌備會議
第一個專責小組負責籌辦有關發展可持續公私營合作的研討會，於2015年11月香港長者日前夕於本港舉行。研討會為私人基金會、政策制定者、學者以及服務提供者等提供平台，一方面催化公私營合作機會，另一方面透過案例來探討可持續公私營合作模式的建立。
專責小組（二）：政策及倡議
召集人：尊賢會創辦人 張瑞霖先生
第二個專責小組負責研究長者政策及倡議跨界別合作。專責小組先後約見了勞工及福利局常任秘書長譚贛蘭小姐JP, 以及安老事務委員會轄下「長期護理服務模式」工作小組顧問團隊首席研究員羅致光博士。小組成員在會上介紹了各自組織目前及計劃中的工作，就長者政策的發展方向進行了討論，以及就私人基金會在本港安老服務發展過程中可以擔當的角色提供了意見。
專責小組（三）：認知障礙症及護老者支援
召集人：賽馬會耆智園 / 賽馬會流金匯總經理 何貴英女士
第三個專責小組負責研究腦退化症，以及本港在政策及製度上對護老者所提供的支援。香港每年新增約1.8萬宗老退化症個案，而隨著人口老化，預計2036年，老退化症患者將達28萬人，佔全港人口4%。
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