With the aging population and increasing pressure on public healthcare, people are focusing on how to equip themselves at various stages so that when they undergo aging, they can live healthily and meaningfully in the community. They can also plan ahead for arrangements such as advance medical directive before losing mental competency, and after death, other arrangements including funeral planning, handling of personal belongings, and support for the bereaved, ensuring that their wishes are carried out.
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service recently launched the "Life Management and Care Information Platform - Compassionate Community" with the aim of consolidating service information that assists the public in managing their lives and care. The platform encourages people to manage their lives for themselves and even for their families.
Within about a year of its launch, the platform has attracted nearly 20,000 views. Therefore, we hope to collect more social supporting services to provide the public with more comprehensive information. If your organization aspires to raise public awareness of more services related to life management and care support, please fill out the service information collection form (see attachment), and we will publish your information on the platform.
Additionally, many organizations have been hosting life and death education events annually to enhance public awareness of life and death planning, and to encourage the public discussion of life and death issues. If your organization is interested in posting and promoting related events on the platform, you can apply to become a partner by filling out the platform partner application form (see attachment). As a partner, you will be able to submit publishing requests in the future.
If you have any enquiries, please contact Ms. Kelly Chong, Officer (Tel: 28642445; email: [email protected]) or Mr. Norman Kwan, Officer (Tel: 28642435; email: [email protected]).
We look forward to your participation. Thank you very much!
