Introduction
In tandem with the vision of the Institute to make Hong Kong an age-friendly city, the Institute has commenced the "Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project" in 2015, which is led by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust in partnership with Hong Kong's four gerontology research institutes – The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Ageing, The University of Hong Kong Sau Po Centre on Ageing, Lingnan University Asia–Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institute of Active Ageing. Aiming at collaborating with various stakeholders to build an age-friendly Hong Kong, the project is being implemented in 18 districts of Hong Kong.
The Institute is responsible for five districts, namely Kwai Tsing, North, Sai Kung, Sha Tin and Tai Po. The Institute shall conduct baseline assessment in each district through questionnaire survey and focus group interviews based on a common framework of eight domains of age-friendly city set out by the World Health Organization to measure the age-friendliness of districts and identify areas of improvement. The eight domains of age-friendly city are:
The Institute shall work closely with the District Councils concerned and community partners to develop a three-year action plan and implement age-friendly initiatives through district-based programmes. On public education front, the Institute shall provide training to older people and other stakeholders in districts to enhance their understanding of age-friendly city concepts and encourage them to become Ambassadors to spread age-friendly messages in the community.
Please visit the project website at https://www.jcafc.hk/en/index.html and the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/HKJCAFC/.
About Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project |
Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project - Activity Highlights of District-based Programmes |
JCAFC project leaflet
Baseline Assessment Report
Please find below the Baseline Assessment Report of Sha Tin, Tai Po, Kwai Tsing, North and Sai Kung.
Cross-district Report on Baseline Assessment
District-based Programme
The Trust provides funding of $500,000 (a total of $1,500,000 for three years) in each district for district organizations to implement district-based programmes according to the action plan in each district drawn up by the Institute. The programmes will enhance one or more domains of age-friendly city identified by World Health Organization and build up momentum of age-friendly city at community level.
District-based Programs in Sha Tin
1st Batch |
Name of Program: 賽馬會齡活城市計劃-智醒健體運動計劃 Organisation: Sik Sik Yuen Ho Tai Neighbourhood Centre for Senior Citizens https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Age-Friendly-City-Project-Shatin.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Cross-Generation Fun with Ageing Organisation: Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Cross-Generation-Fun.html |
2nd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Experience never gets old: Second Career in NGO Organisation: HKELC ST Community Centre for the Golden-Aged https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Second-Career-In-Ngo.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Fun with elderly and youth Organisation: Hong Kong Children and Youth Services https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Fun-With-Elderly-And-Youth.html |
3rd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Love and Care Team Organisation: Yan Oi Tong HK Toi Shan Association Neighbourhood Elderly Centre https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Love-And-Care- Team.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: 「Life.Healthy」An Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Intervention for Building Friendship between the Elderly and Youth Organisation: The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Lung Hang Youth S.P.O.T. https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Building-Friendship- Between-The-Elderly-And-Youth.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Safety Housing for Elderly (Sha Tin) 2018 Organisation: TWGHs Wilson T.S. Wang District Elderly Community Centre https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Safety-Housing-For- Elderly-Shatin.html |
District-based Programs in Tai Po
1st Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Active Ageing Sports Day Organisation: Helping Hand Cheung Muk Tau Holiday Centre for the Elderly https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/ Active-Ageing-Sports-Day.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Story of my life Organisation: Helping Hand Cheung Muk Tau Holiday Centre for the Elderly https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/ Story-Of-My-Life.html |
2nd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: "LOVE IN PHOTO" community integration project Organisation: TWGHs Hui Lai Kuen Home for the elderly https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Love-In-Photo.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Fun with elderly and youth Organisation: Yan Oi Tong Pang Hung Cheung Neighbourhood Elderly Centre https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Little-Star-By-Aged.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Tai Po App Organisation: Helping Hand Cheung Muk Tau Holiday Centre for the Elderly https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Tai-Po-App.html |
3rd Batch |
Name of Program: Intergenerational Vanilla Garden Organisation: The Salvation Army Tai Po Multi-service Centre for Senior Citizens https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/ Intergenerational-Vanilla-Garden.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Mobile Clinic for Healthy Lifestyle by Registered Nurse and Physiotherapist Organisation: Jockey Club CADENZA Hub https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/ Mobile-Clinic-For-Healthy-Lifestyle.html |
District-based Programs in North
1st Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Healthy North District Organisation: Cheer Lutheran Centre https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Healthy-North-District.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Age-friendly North Organisation: New Home Association (NT East Service Centre) https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Age-Friendly-North.html |
2nd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project – Healthy North District 2.0 Programme Organisation: Cheer Lutheran Centre https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Healthy-North-District-2-0-Program.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –Age-friendly Housing in North District Organisation: HKYWCA Ellen Li District Elderly Community Centre https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Age-Friendly-Housing-In-North-District.html |
3rd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project – Healthy North District 3.0 Organisation: Cheer Lutheran Centre https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Jockey-Club-Age-Friendly-City---Healthy-North-District-3-0.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –Age-friendly Living in North District Organisation: HKYWCA Ellen Li District Elderly Community Centre Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Jockey-Club-Age-Friendly-City-Project---Age-Friendly-Living-In-North-District.html |
District-based Programs in Kwai Tsing
1st Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Age-friendly Employment Service Project Organisation: H.K.S.K.H. Lady MacLehose Centre https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Age-Friendly-Employment-Service-Project.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: 3E Age-friendly Community Project Organisation: The Hong Kong Society for the Aged https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Age-Friendly-Community-Project-3e.html |
2nd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –HITeam (Phase I) Organisation: Lok Chi Association Limited https://www.jcafc.hk/tc/ Events/Jockey-Club- Age-Friendly-City- Project----Fit.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –Creating mobile community, Life becomes different Organisation: South Kwai Chung Social Service https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Creating-Mobile- Community-Life-Becomes- Different.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –“Opening up” Elderly Community Support Project (Phase I) Organisation: Women Service Association https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Opening-Up-Elderly- Community-Support-Project- Phase-I.html |
3rd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –HITeam (Phase II) Organisation: Lok Chi Association Limited https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Jockey-Club- Age-Friendly-City- Project----Fit.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –“Opening up” Elderly Community Support Project (Phase II) Organisation: Women Service Association https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Jockey-Club- Age-Friendly-City- Project---Opening-Up-- Elderly-Community-Support- Project--Phase-Ii.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –Age-friendly Community Planning Organisation: Yan Chai Hospital Mrs. Annie Chan Social Centre for the Elderly https://www.jcafc.hk/en/ Events/Jockey-Club- Age-Friendly-City- Project---Age-Friendly- Community-Planning.html |
District-based Programs in Sai Kung
1st Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project: Brain Big Fun Sai Kung 2018 Organisation: H.K.S.K.H. Tseung Kwan O Aged Care Complex - Jockey Club District Elderly Community Centre cum Day Care Unit https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Brain-Big-Fun-Sai-Kung-2018.html |
2nd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project – The community support platform for the aged and carers: Age-friendly home and life Organisation: Caritas Sai Kung Community Development Project https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/The-Community-Support-Platform-For-The-Aged-And-Carers--Age-Friendly-Home-And-Life.html |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –Dementia Friendly Community Networking Project Organisation: Haven of Hope District Elderly Community Service https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Dementia-Friendly-Community-Networking-Project.html |
3rd Batch |
Name of Program: JCAFC Project –Brain Activation READY GO Organisation: HK Sheng Kung Hui Tseung Kwan O Aged Care Complex - Jockey Club District Elderly Community Centre cum Day Care Unit https://www.jcafc.hk/en/Events/Jockey-Club-Age-Friendly-City-Project---Brain-Activation-Ready-Go.html |
Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project Press Briefing
The press briefing of the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project was held on 20 May 2016 at Happy Valley Racecourse to introduce the baseline assessment research piloting in eight districts and announce results of the research.
For details, please click here .
Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project - Press Conference on "Elderly Employment"
The press conference on "Elderly Employment" of the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project was held on 11 July 2017 at Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. For more details, please click here (Chinese version only).
Ambassador Scheme
The objectives of Ambassador Scheme are:
- To encourage the general public to acquire knowledge on age-friendly city and share the concepts of age-friendly city in the community
- To encourage the general public to participate in and promote the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project
Target
- Residents who live in Sha Tin, Tai Po, Kwai Tsing, Sai Kung and North District. The Institute will provide training on Age-friendly City concept to the participants.
Ambassador Activities
Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project ―
public forum on Age-friendly Community Support and Health Services
To arouse public awareness on age-friendly city, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing held the second Public Forum on Age-friendly Community Support and Health Services on 10 November 2017 at The Chinese University of Hong Kong as part of the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project. The forum provided a platform for speakers, stakeholders and members of the public to brainstorm ideas on how to improve and implement age-friendly Community Support and Health Services.
At the forum, Professor Jean Woo, Director of The CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing, shared the findings on community support and health services according to the baseline assessment studies conducted in eight pilot districts (Sha Tin, Tai Po, Central and Western, Wan Chai, Islands, Tsuen Wan, Kowloon City and Kwun Tong). Dr Lam Ching-choi, Chairman of the Elderly Commission, and Professor Yeoh Eng-kiong, Director of The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care of CUHK, delivered keynote presentations on age-friendly elderly services and health services respectively. A panel discussion chaired by Professor Jean Woo was subsequently followed, where speakers and stakeholders had a lively and inspirational discussion on social-medical integration model in provision of primary care services.
Event Highlights
Speakers and public forum participants had brainstorm ideas on how to improve and implement age-friendly Community Support and Health Services.
Exhibition boards and booths are available, to promote age-friendly concept and health management.
For more details, please click here.