The following is issued on behalf of the Elderly Commission: The Chairman of the Elderly Commission, Dr Leong Che-hung, and the Chairman of Wai Hung Charity Foundation, Mrs Kathryn Louey, today (July 21) visited some elders and volunteers in two villages in Yuen Long to see the implementation of the Pilot Neighbourhood Active Ageing Project in rural areas. The pilot project was jointly launched by the Elderly Commission and the Labour and Welfare Bureau to encourage people, including elders, to become volunteers and build a neighbourhood support network. There are 19 district projects, two of which are being implemented in rural areas. One of the rural projects is jointly run by the Pok Oi Hospital Mrs Wong Tung Yuen District Elderly Community Centre and Caritas Yuen Long District Elderly Centre. The project covers six rural...
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