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An Exploration of Elderly Care in the
Greater Bay Area – Integration and
Innovation for the Future
* Courtesy of EY
1. Foreword
s a key driver of economic growth in China, of cross-border elderly care in Hong Kong and
Athe Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Macau, there is a clear upward trend in this field.
Bay Area (GBA) holds strategic significance for This article aims to provide a comprehensive
the exploration and implementation of cross- overview of policymaking in elderly care in the
border elderly care. Within the GBA’s one-hour GBA, addressing the current status, challenges
living circle, the idea of cross-border elderly and opportunities for development. It includes
care has steadily developed in recent years. analyses of collaborative progress in the areas
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau have joined such as elderly care facilities, health care
hands in promoting high-quality development in security measures, elderly care financing, and
this area, focusing on the creating an elderly care innovative elderly care services. By examining
ecosystem that offers seamless access across these opportunities and challenges, the article
the region. From the Guangdong Province’s proposes certain strategic recommendations
promulgation of Certain Measures on Speeding to serve as policy references for enhancing the
Up the Provision of Elderly Care Services in 2019 elderly care system in the GBA, and fostering
to the expedited accelerated implementation ongoing regional synergy.
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