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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 257-265 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |