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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No abstract provided.

留聲區 - 我眼中的「你」

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

No abstract provided.

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

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

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

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

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

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

No abstract provided.

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

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

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A Study Of The Universities Of The Third Age In Hong Kong : An Evaluation Of Elder Academy Model For The Life Long Learning Of Older People, Ka Fai Wong

Lingnan Theses

Education aims at the development of knowledge and skills for its own sake and pleasure. People aged over 65 years currently comprise 11% of the Hong Kong population. Such aging population in Hong Kong constitutes a challenge to our society. To be adaptive to changes in the environment, especially in aging, more emphasis is placed on “lifelong learning” than on “lifelong education” for self-fulfillment Active aging is evidently supported as a solution to the impact of aging population. Lifelong learning is an important strategy for enhancing active aging. The provision and process of lifelong learning for older people can take …

以長者學苑為本的其他學習經歷實用手冊, Office Of Service-Learning, Lingnan University, Asia-Pacific Institute Of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University, Lingnan Education Organization, Cheung Ming, Alfred Chan, Hok Ka Carol Ma, Lai Kuen, Stella Wong

OSL Book / Book Chapter / Manual 書刊/文章/教材冊

嶺南大學累積幾年來實踐長者學苑計劃的經驗，聯同其姊妹及區內長者學苑共編寫《以長者學苑為本的其他學習經歷實用手冊》。手冊可作為參與長者學苑計劃或有興趣該計劃團體的一個指引，增加在如何推行及設計與長者學苑相關的課程及學習活動方面的認識。本手冊更協助推廣跨界別合作互動學習的模式，讓更多長者及學生受惠。

Columnist : Will Matthew Cheung Show He Listens To The People?, Chi Fai, John Leung

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

No abstract provided.

研究 - 從山盟海誓到獨守空房 : 由家庭關係發展 看長者疏忽照顧

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

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蓬瀛仙館 : 探討患有「抑鬱症」長者的服務提供狀況 - 早期防治工作的成效評估, Asia-Pacific Institute Of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University 嶺南大學亞太老年學研究中心

APIAS Research Report 研究報告

是次計劃希望全面地評估蓬瀛仙館現時為長者所提供的抑鬱症前期服務，並提出服務建議，作日後改善及發展長者抑鬱症服務之參考，計劃目標如下：

一. 評估機構現時對長者抑鬱症前期服務提供的狀況；

二. 了解服務使用者對長者抑鬱症服務的期望與現時機構提供的前期服務兩者之間的差距，作為日後服務改進以及發展之參考；

三. 對機構提供之長者抑鬱症前期服務提出改善方案，以及為將來機構發展全方位的長者抑鬱症服務提供發展框架；

四. 為機構提供系統性之長者抑鬱症服務評估框架，以便機構日後作定期的服務評估。

Materialism And Life Satisfaction Among Older People In Hong Kong : A Case Study And Comparison With Younger People, Yau Tsang Chan

Lingnan Theses

The rapidly ageing global population reminds us to pay attention to the psychology of ageing. As research on materialism among older people is rare, this study aimed to explore the relationships between materialism and life satisfaction among older people in Hong Kong, a rapidly ageing Chinese society. It also suggested a novel concept – intergenerational material expectations (IME) – to understand older people’s material expectations regarding their children. The data were compared with a younger group to find out if age differences existed. The study was a survey design among two age groups: older people aged 65+ and younger people …

Silver Hair Market In Japan? Good Quality Of (Whose) Life With Silver-To-Black Consumption?, On Kwok Lai

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

Japanese Society (Silver Market?): Exceptionalism in Socio-Economic Sense?

What You See is Not What it is in Japan! This question was my Japanese colleagues and informants confronting me, and I concur with them as I completing this brief…. Perhaps this synopsis could help to realize the limited understanding of we have on another Asia society (despite frequent travels and information exchange in the mobile-Internet age), par­ticularly the enigma about Japanese society’s traditionalism embedded into its supra-modernization trajectories of socio-economic development since 1868!

日本社会（银发市场？）：社会经济的例外主义？

你所见的并不是真实的日本！这是我提出这问题时，我的日本同事跟消息提供者对我的反驳，而我完成这篇概论后也认同他们的理据……也许这篇概论能帮助我们意识到自己对另一个亚洲社会的认知是如此有限（即使我们经常到日本旅游，而且又身处这信息交流发达的年代），特别是自1868年起，深嵌于社会经济发展超现代化进程中的日本传统主义，对我们来说真的有如谜一样。

Older Consumers In Malaysia : Spending Pattern, Leisure Activities And Consumption Preferences, Fon Sim Ong

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

This paper brings consumption activities into the domain of active ageing by proposing that consumption process en­gages older people physically, socially, and emotionally in line with the concept of active ageing. In Malaysia as in else­where in Asia, the number of older adults is growing and the attractiveness of this market segment is expected to grow in the years to come since the newer cohorts of older consumers have higher levels of educational achievement and income, and adopt a lifestyle that is different from their parents. In spite of this, marketers have largely overlooked this market segment.

The focus of …

中國基本養老形勢與「十二五」規劃 : 中國養老服務體系解析, Zhenyao Wang

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

摘要

1. 中國公益慈善事業進入快速發展新階段

2. 新階段的五大特徵

3. 公益慈善事業當前面臨的最基本矛盾

4. 發展現代公益慈善事業的基本政策選擇趨向

5. 在專業化、聯盟化、巨型化的宏觀格局中實現公益組織的重新定位

-National Fundamental Eldercare Trend

-Transformation of the eldercare administrative policies by the central government

-Positioning:

-3,000,000 units nursing beds:

-Division of responsibilities among 3 aspects: the central government, the regional governments and the Flexibilities and opportunities of the policies

-Fundamental challenges to the social eldercare service infrastructure

實踐原居安老的理念 : 新加坡曹氏基金會的小區服務模式, Mary Ann Tsao

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

No abstract provided.

中國養老院長的思考, Yunhua Liu

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

引言

2007年11月，我从我的祖国首都北京率团赴柏林出席霍夫曼先生发起的在德国首都柏林的柏林大酒店召开的第一届世界养老院院长领导大会，不仅见识了现代大都市，还解释了各国养老院长朋友，认识了喀麦隆王子和联合国主管养老的官员，我作为中国的代表被安排在会议的第一天上午发言。与会院长对我国的4万多家养老机构产生了浓厚的兴趣，院长们告诉我「从我的发言他们看到了世界养老的新视觉，并接受到我的祖国来共同切磋养老护老技艺」的邀请。今天院长们来到了我的祖国香港，我愿趁此次机会把我当院长以来的体会说出来，供大家参考。

香港安老院如何成為一條龍服務的平台, Wai Hung, Henry Shie

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

引言

每一位本能够自我照顾的长者，经过多年来身体出现变化和衰退，总有一天连基本日常生活也需依赖他人照顾。政府近年致力推广「居家安老为本　院舍照顾为后援」，长者慢慢由家庭走到社区，作为社区的后盾，院舍当中尤其担当一个非常重要之角色。

Types Of Support Received By Co-Resident & Non Co-Resident Older Malaysians, Rahimah Ibrahim, Sen Tyng Chai, Tengku Aizan Hamid, Norisma Aiza Ismail

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

Dependency in old age is commonly linked to declining health and financial resources and thus, older persons have to rely on family members for support. Nonetheless, family support has been found to vary widely by coresidence status. The purpose of this study is to determine the contribution of co-residence status and selected demographic variables in predicting the likelihood of older persons receiving financial and/or non-financial support from children. A sub-sample of 1,273 older persons aged 60 years and above was obtained from a nationwide survey in Malaysia in 2010. Respondents’ response on the types of support received from children were …

The Implications Of Active Participation Among The Elderly To Care Giving, Sta. Maria Madelene

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

The aging population in the Philippines has grown to over six million in 2011. This increase translates to an increase in fam­ily expenditures, with care of old adults being regarded more of a family rather than a state responsibility in the country. Transitions occurring within the Filipino family, such as increased local and foreign migration, or the growth of single-person households, will likewise result in changes in care giving arrangements for the Filipino elderly. Research studies have found that active participation addresses caregiving costs and concerns currently being faced by Filipino families. By engaging actively, old adults are able to …

養老護理員隊伍緊缺的思考, Shihao Wang

APIAS-TSAO-ILC Symposium for Junior Researchers on Active Ageing 2012

引言

养老护理员队伍的稳定,关系着养老服务品质保障,影响着养老福利事业的健康发展。全国各地养老机构，包括社区居家养老服务承办机构，普遍面临着人员流失，缺员及招聘困难。这种现象的日益显著，给整个行业乃至当今整个社会提出了一个严峻的警示，作为养老服务机构管理者必须认真对待。政府部门同样也应有因应对策，积极主动地迎接当代银发浪潮的到来。