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Research - Shall We Talk About Filial Piety?, Man Yin Chan

Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊

Several cases of "parents murdering" have been reported in Hong Kong recently, which raised the alarm that whether teenagers nowadays have no sense of "Filial Piety". So how important is filial piety to the younger generation? To find out, Commission on Youth has commissioned Asis-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies through Home Affairs Bureau to conduct a research entitled " Views on Filial Piety among Youth in Hong Kong".

Research - Exploring Joint Tcm And Western Treatment In Curing Gynaecological Disease, Man Yin Chan, Chun Kiu, Tony Lai

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Gynaecological diseases can only be found in women, although the state of illness is generally not severe, it is not easy to be "rooted-out". Yet, symptoms as brought by Gynaecological diseases will result in prolonged disturbance to patients' normal livelihood. For example, patients suffering from Anemia often feel dizzy, and women with gynaecological inflammation feel painful from time to time, etc. These illnesses adversely affect patients' quality of life.

People - 40 Years Of Social Work, Life-Long Service To The Community : Mr. Chi-Tong Lai, Bbs, Mh, Chun Kiu, Tony Lai, Man Yin Chan

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Mr. Chi-tong Lai is veteran social worker who worked in the field for over 40 years before retirement. Having been Head of AKA (formerly Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association) for over 3 decades and overseen over 20 service units, involving youth and elderly services, community development and social enterprises, he is particularly expert in organizing regional and territory-wide functions. For nearly half a century, Mr. Lai has not stopped his contribution to the society via voluntary work, that he continued to take up responsibilities of consultancy and other public services, including Honorary Financial Secretary of CIFA as well as Member of …

Feature - From Pupil To Teacher : Macau Overtakes Hong Kong As The Regional Role Model In Ageing Policy, Chun Kiu, Tony Lai

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Back in the colonial era, the Portuguese Macau Government handled city management less comprehensively in comparison to its British Hong Kong counterpart, such that Macau has mostly looked to Hong Kong for inspiration in policy making, as both cities share a similar culture. Such a trend has basically remained unchanged even after the return of sovereignties of both cities. However, while elderly policy development has stagnated in Hong Kong, Macau has already caught up or even pulled away. What is the next step for Hong Kong? And how has Macau's foresight shown the way forward for Hong Kong's ageing policy?

Recent Development

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留聲區 - 我眼中的「你」

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智者專欄 - 引入調解制度 處理贍養父母糾紛的實踐, King Yung, Anna Tang

Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊

時代轉變，工業化、城市化取代農耕社會，科技創新遠勝經驗累積；自由、民主、人權等普世價值的興起，兩代平等的概念，逐漸取代了傳統思想。家庭功能漸被削弱|傳統觀念「養兒防老」再也不是天經地義之事。近年香港，疏忽照顧、棄養、爭產、家暴及虐老數字不斷飈升，親情為何變得如此脆弱淡薄令人嘆惜|長者如何能得以善養終老備受關切。

有許多國家、地區，透過賁施稅務、房屋、發展長者產業服務等優惠政策，鼓勵子女與父母同住，但家庭結構、分工、個人價值觀的轉變，兩代取向的差異，出現「同住難」的問題。也有些國家透過立法規範子女必須贍養父母，誠然，立法可以立竿見影，但傳統華人社會一向有「厭訟」、「懼訟」的觀念，有「生不入官府•死不進地獄」的說法。所謂「家醜不可外揚」，做父母的認為到法院向子女追討米飯錢是件丟臉的事，因此要達到令有需要的父母得到有能力的子女給予供養的目的，單靠「高壓」的立法手段，深恐傷害家庭成員的感情。引入調解制度處理贍養父母糾紛可補救對抗制訴訟對家庭成員造成感情的傷害•也可以緩和「同住難」的氛圍。

放眼亞太 - 從歷史發展看中國的退休保障制度, Ting Cao

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在傳統中國社會，養兒防老一直是人們所遵從的社會道德規範和倫理價值。贍養父母主要職責在於家庭，只有當家庭由於各種原因而無力承擔養老責任時，社會才會加以援手。而在農業佔主要地位的經濟基礎上，個人只要是能力許可，都會繼續勞動以維持生計，在大多數情況下並不會因到了某一年紀而停止勞作，更未有退休之。

培訓 - 香港安老服務業 : 人力資源培訓與資歷架構的發展, Chun Yin Fok

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香港特區政府為促進終身學習，早在2008年正式推行資歷架構，目的是協助市民確立進修的目標和方向，獲取有質素保證的資歷。長遠而言，資歷架構可提升整體工作人口的質素及競爭力。

香港的資歷架構是一個七級的資歷級別制度，涵蓋學術、職業、持績教育及培訓等不同界別，旨在為市民提供清晰的進修及發展途徑，方便他們制定個人進修計劃，以取得有質素保證且認可的資歷。除對個人發展有重大影響外，全面推行資歷架構能在各種行業內培養終身學習的風氣，藉此鼓勵培訓機構開辦更多具質素及符合界別需要的培訓課程，全面推動各行業人力資源的可持續發展。

活動剪影

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趨勢 - 退休準備須及早 優質老年定可期, Pak Hang Tang

Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊

現時五十歲，月入共三萬多元的黃生與黃太，有一名正唸高中的兒子。一家三口扣除每月近萬元的租金及各項開支，生活暫雖無憂，但每當想到十年後他們便會退休，那時兒子收入是否足以支持兩老的生活，為數不多的儲蓄和強積金也不知何時用完，都不禁眉頭一皺。

以上的處境相信是不少香港人的寫照。隨著人均壽命增長，很多香港人在退休後還有廿年以上的退休生活要過。以往中國人奉行的「養兒防老」，不論子女是否孝順，現時已難以實現，以大學畢業生起薪平均只有約一萬元，扣除個人開支後要再供養父母便頗見吃力，且別兒女之後還要成家立室！

研究 - 言孝 ? 說教 ?, Man Yin Chan

Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊

近年香港接連發生多宗「逆子弒親」的倫常慘案，不禁令人懷疑現今香港青年是否已視 「孝」為無物。究竟「孝」在青年眼中有多重要？為了解時下青年對孝的概念，青年事務委員 會就透過民政事務局委託亞太老年學研究中心，進行「香港育年對孝的看法研究」。

研究 - 病向淺「中醫」: 中西醫療法互補平衡醫療需求, Man Yin Chan, Chun Kiu, Tony Lai

Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊

婦科病為女士獨有，雖然它的病情一般不太嚴重，但並不容易完全根治。其所引發的病症會長時間干擾患者的正常活動，例如貧血患者經常出現頭暈症狀、患婦科炎症的婦女長期飽受痛症之苦等，對患者之生活素質造成負面影響。

人物專訪 - 服務社群四十載 退而不休勤獻策 : 黎志棠先生Bbs, Mh, Chun Kiu, Tony Lai, Man Yin Chan

Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊

黎志棠先生為資深社工，退休前從事社會福利工作達四十餘年，期間擔任社會福利機構香港仔坊會主管逾三十年，日常管理約廿個服務單位。他過往的工作涉獵青少年、長者、社區發展和社會企業服務，尤擅於籌辦區域性或全港性大型活動。數十年來，黎先 生積極參與社區義務工作，不遺餘力。現雖退休，但仍繼續擔任不同機構的顧問或其他公職，例如國際性機構亞洲家庭研究聯盟義務司庫、香港特區政府社會福利署之推廣義工服務督導委員會委員等，當中亦包 括嶺南大學亞太老年學研究中心高級顧問。他亦注重 社會工作的知識傳承，其有關社會福利服務的著作不 少，經其主編或領導出版之書籍逾十本之多。

焦點 - 一馬當先 ! 澳門跨部門研養老保障, Chun Kiu, Tony Lai

Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊

殖民地年代澳蒲政府於城市管理上未有如港英政府般全面，故澳門因其與香港社會狀況接近，而一直以後者之社會制度及政策作為重點參考，直到兩地回歸後，有關以香港為楷模的政策制定方式仍無太大改變。然而，近年香港安老發展滯後，反觀澳門卻已急起直追，甚至是過之而無不及，香港究竟何去何從? 澳門的前瞻又為我們帶來甚麼啟示?

最新動向

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Research - Back To The Future : Central And Western District Rehearses The Demographical Changes Of Older People 10 Years Later, Tony Lai

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Research - Prevention Leads The Way : Evaluation On Fysk Primeval Elderly Depression Services, Emily Chan

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Highlights

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Columnist - New Interpretation Of Filial Piety: Starting From The “New 24 Paragons Of Filial Piety”, Ting Cao

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Trend - Removing "Religious Make-Ups" In Elderly Services, Emily Chan

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Feature -Youth = Unfilial? Between Teenagers And Filial Piety, Emily Chan

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Recent Development

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研究 - 一切從「預防」開始：探討蓬瀛仙館的長者抑鬱症前期服務, Emily Chan

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研究 - 回到未來：中西區預演未來十年老年人口特徵轉變, Tony Lai

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智者專欄 - 孝的新詮釋：從「新廿四孝」談起, Ting Cao

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趨勢 - 卸下宗教妝容：以跨界合作關係深入群眾, Emily Chan

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焦點 - 年少無孝心? 論港青孝觀念, Emily Chan

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最新動向

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Seminar – Multi-Pronged Preventives To Curb Elder Neglect : Reconstructing Social Justice And Harmony

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There has been raising concems towards elder abuse, which mainly focused on the physical and psychological damages inflicted onto the victims. However, to pay little attention to or to take lightly of elder neglect which usually marks the onset of elder abuse will only result in its escalation into more severe abusive behaviours if the situation continues. In order to prevent the situation from worsening, how should we understand the development of familial relationships? How can we early detect familial crises before they happen? How should we intervene at an earlier stage and help mediate the relationship between the abuser …