Innovation Seminar 2023 – Re-Imagining Age-friendly Living Environments in Hong Kong

13 April 2023 | Happy Ageing Lab

According to the 2021 Census, there are about 1.45 million elderly people aged 65 and above in Hong Kong, accounting for about 20% of the city’s total population. In the face of an aging population, the elderly’s living quality has become a major concern of the community. Physical living environments and supporting services are key to the physical and mental health of older adults. Therefore, improving the built environment and services for the elderly is a crucial element in promoting ageing in place. An age-friendly living environment requires suitable built environments and services to meet the needs of the elderly with varying abilities.

Thanks to the support of our Incubators - ZeShan Foundation and Ho Cheung Shuk Yuen Charitable Foundation, together with the School of Architecture of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing, Happy Ageing Lab is going to organise an interdisciplinary innovation seminar. We hope to explore ways to cultivate an age-friendly living environment with people from the built environment, elderly services and social innovation sectors through the seminar.

The seminar will be divided into two sessions with themes of built environment and elderly services respectively. Each seminar features a keynote presentation and panel discussion, Q&A sessions and interactive activities. We welcome people from different sectors to participate and exchange ideas with each other.

Seminar Details

Date: 6 May 2023 (Saturday) Time: 1030-1630 Venue: UGA, CUHK InnoPort (near Exit A of the University Station) Application deadline: 28 April 2023 (23:59) Application method: https://forms.gle/iUiWBFcxL15biW5C8 Fee: Free of charge

Programme Rundown

Time	Programme
Morning Session	"Live Well" (Built Environment)
10:35 AM	Welcoming Speech Prof. MO Kar Him Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, CUHK Co-founder & Chairman, Happy Ageing Lab Foundation
10:50 AM	​Keynote Speech #1 - Rethink: The Meaning of “Age-friendliness” in Our Living Environment Ms. Sarah MUI Co-founder & Design DIrector, One Bite Design Studio
11:35 AM	​Panel discussion # 1 – Building an Age-friendly Housing Estate in Hong Kong – The Innovative Solutions Moderator Prof. MO Kar Him Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, CUHK Co-founder & Chairman, Happy Ageing Lab Foundation Panelists Mr. Paul Y K CHAN President, HKILA; Co-founder of Otherland Limited Ms. Karen LEE Project Manager I (Spatial), Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation, PolyU Ms. Sarah MUI Co-founder & Design Director, One Bite Design Studio Mr. Benjamin TSANG Principal, MATTER Limited
​12:30 PM	Lunch Break (End of Morning Session)
Afternoon Session	"Well-served" (Innovative Elderly Services)
02:35 PM	​Keynote Speech #2 - Innovation of Health and Care Services for Ageing in Place Ms. Keilee MOK Project Director (Health & Care Services), Happy Ageing Lab Foundation; Founder & Chief Experience Officer, Kreative Beans
03:20 PM	​​Panel discussion # 2 – Service Innovation in an Age-friendly Neighbourhood – Services at Doorsteps Moderator Ms. Keilee MOK Project Director (Health & Care Services), Happy Ageing Lab Foundation; Founder & Chief Experience Officer, Kreative Beans Panelists Dr. FAN Ning Founder, Health in Action; Chairman, Forget Thee Not Ms. Anny HUI Service Director, Elderly Service (Home Support Services), Aberdeen Kai-Fong Welfare Association Social Service Mr. Timothy MA, MH JP Council Member, Hong Kong General Chamber of Social Enterprises Limited Mr. Benjamin SIN Senior Social Work Supervisor, Caritas Mok Cheung Sui Kun Community Centre
04:05 PM	Closing & Networking
04:30 PM	End of Seminar

If you have any enquiries, please contact us via email (happyageinglab@cuhk.edu.hk), or find Ms. Carina Chan on phone (+852 3943 6582) or via email (carinachan@cuhk.edu.hk)