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1) Public healthcare system (1) Public health care system (1) Health care securities system
The public health care system The public health care system With lateral coverage by the
of Hong Kong is heavily of Macau is subsidized by tax two main health care systems
subsidized, ensuring that no and provides free basic health of Basic Healthcare Insurance
one will be refused health care care for residents via the public for Workers in Urban Areas
due to financial difficulties. hospitals and health centers. and Basic Healthcare for
These services are provided by Residents of Rural Areas,
the Department of Health and supplemented by the six
Health care the Hospital Authority. health care system policies of
policy significant coverage medical
(2) The Elderly Health Care assistance, supplementary
Voucher Scheme health insurance, major
This scheme provides health illness insurance, long-term
care vouchers to seniors care insurance, medical
annually, to be used in the assistance, health care
basic health care services insurance for the poor as
provided by the private health vertical coverage of the
care providers. society’s health care needs.

(1) Community and (1) Community support and (1) Basic Elderly Care
residential care services residential care facilities Services List system
Includes the District Elderly Provides elderly care services Established the Elderly Ability
Community Centres, and support such as elderly General Assessment System
Neighbourhood Elderly care home, daycare services, and provided categorized
Centres, Day Care Centres/ home care services and elderly services for different elderly
Units for the Elderly, and the support, and pays consistent groups. In accordance with
residential care services of attention to the lives and daily the financial resources of the
different categories. These needs of the elderly. different localities, a list of
Elderly care services aim to provide the basic elderly care services has
policy elderly with community support. been rolled out, addressing
the needs of health, loss
of abilities, and financial
difficulties of the different
elderly groups and provides
appropriate categorized
services including elderly care
security, daily living assistance,
rehabilitative care, and social
assistance etc.

2.2. An overview of the elderly care 2.2.1. Guangzhou
policies in the nine Mainland cities of
the Greater Bay Area Guangzhou has taken a proactive approach in
promoting the steady development of cross-border
Besides the basic policies of Guangdong as listed elderly care in the GBA.
above, the GBA cities in the Chinese mainland have
made their own relevant elderly care policies with • Guangzhou has initiated a pilot scheme for
unique features to address the local needs, as health care and elderly care reform by establishing
discussed in the following. the Joint Body in the Integrated Reform of Elderly

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