A conference titled “International Conference on Housing and Ageing Policies: Global and China Perspectives” was held on 23 and 24 June 2021 in hybrid mode. The Conference, consisting of three keynote speeches, two plenary sessions and four parallel sessions, provided a platform for academics and researchers to share research findings and exchange views on housing and ageing issues, with an aim to inform policy-making and analysis. About 85 local and overseas attendees joined the Conference.
Dr Raymond So, BBS, JP, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, was invited as the Guest of Honour and delivered a speech in the Opening Ceremony of the Conference.
The three keynote speeches of the Conference were:
The topics presented in the plenary sessions and parallel sessions are listed in the following tables:
Plenary Session I
| Presentation Topic | Name of Presenter(s) | Affiliation |
| Housing ‘+’: A Social Experiment on Solving Housing Issue by a Home ‘+’ Social Housing Approach | Ms Gloria Chan and Mr Kin-kei Lai | The Salvation Army Hong Kong and Macau Command |
| Perceptions of Transitional Housing: Voices of Residents Living in Subdivided Units in Hong Kong | Dr Terence Shum, Ms Ivy Chan and Mr Lok-wo Chow | The Open University of Hong Kong |
| Challenges, Resources and Opportunities – Social Housing as a Collaborative Effort in Addressing Unmet Social Needs | Mr Anthony Wong | The Hong Kong Council of Social Service |
Plenary Session II
| Presentation Topic | Name of Presenter(s) | Affiliation |
| Overseas Public Housing for Elderly Hongkongers? Lessons from a Japanese-Malaysian Government-driven Retiree Relocation Experiment | Dr Edward Foo | New Era University College |
| Age structure, Migration & Housing Price in Mainland China | Professor Eddie Hui | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Housing Security for Female Singleton at Older Age | Ms Mary Ip | The University of New South Wales |
| 'Home Sweet Home': Making the Discourse of Housing Space and Quality in Hong Kong 1950s-1990s | Dr Lok-yin Law | The Open University of Hong Kong |
Parallel Session A1
| Presentation Topic | Name of Presenter(s) | Affiliation |
| Nutritional Status Predicts Injurious Falls Among Community-dwelling Older Adults: Does Gender Matter? | Dr Tim Chen | Taipei Medical University |
| The Old-donies (老酮): How Getting Old and Substance Abuse Affect One's Life Chances in the Legal and Illegal World in Hong Kong | Dr Vincent Cheng and Ms Florence Lapto | The Open University of Hong Kong; The University of Hong Kong |
| Successful Ageing: Novel Perspectives and Transnational Experiences of Vietnamese Migrants in Australia | Mrs Hien Thi Nguyen | The University of Western Australia |
| Ageing, Civil Society and Social Capital in Japan: A Case Study of the Silver Human Resource Center | Dr Yinhe Quan | Waseda University |
Parallel Session A2
| Presentation Topic | Name of Presenter(s) | Affiliation |
| Professional Identification and Proactive Prosocial Behaviour of Caregivers: A Mediation Model of Harmonious Passion, Role Breadth Self-Efficacy and Empathy | Dr Xing Yuen Ang | Swiftcare Integrated Sdn Bhd |
| A Spiral, Stage-sensitive Model of Grief in Dementia Caregiving | Professor Shijie Jing | East China University of Political Science and Law |
| The Experience of Utilising the Elderly Fitness Corner in Parks as Important “Third Place” for Health Maintenance: A Pilot Qualitative Case Study from the Caregiver Perspectives | Dr Janet Lee | The Open University of Hong Kong |
| Building and Sustaining Dementia-friendly Communities in Singapore | Dr Sabrina Luk | Nanyang Technological University |
Parallel Session B1
| Presentation Topic | Name of Presenter(s) | Affiliation |
| Transitions Between Social Network Types Among Older Adults and Their Association with All-cause Mortality | Dr Grand Cheng | The Open University of Hong Kong |
| The Retention and Engagement of Older Workers: Examination of Work, Nonwork, and Individual Determinants | Dr Eunae Cho | Taipei Medical University |
| Tackling Double Ageing with Double Smart: Generating Systematic Changes through Cross-sector Collaborations | Ms Karen Lee | Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation |
| Research on the Redesign of Chinese Urban Community Neighborhood Space under the Concept of Open Community | Ms Qian Tang | University of Malaya |
Parallel Session B2
| Presentation Topic | Name of Presenter(s) | Affiliation |
| China's Population Ageing: Policy Implications on Economic Growth | Professor Charles Kwong | The Open University of Hong Kong |
| Informal Carers in Old Age Care Policy: Observations Through the Lens of Critical Discourse Analysis | Dr Beatrice Lam and Mr Wai-leung Chan | The Open University of Hong Kong |
| Pricing of Long-term Care: The Case of Elderly Home | Dr Charles Leung and Dr Edward Tang | City University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Shue Yan University |
