The increasingly serious aging issue compels Hong Kong to consider how to adjust its population policies. Starting from the 24th, the Hong Kong SAR government will conduct a public consultation lasting four months on population policies such as attracting external talent and encouraging childbirth.
This population policy consultation document, titled “Collective Wisdom for the Benefit of Hong Kong”, published by the Population Policy Steering Committee, proposes five policy guidelines to address the growing challenges of an aging population, categorized into three main areas: current population, new incoming population, and aging population. The document recommends actively attracting external talent, effectively importing labor, and encouraging childbirth.
At a press conference on the 24th, Chief Secretary for Administration Carrie Lam stated that with the increase in life expectancy and low birth rates, the population of Hong Kong will rapidly age, with an estimated one in three people expected to be aged 65 or older by 2041, and the working population is expected to decline starting from 2018.
Source: Shenzhen Evening News
