CAHMR Working Paper Series

Abstract: Elderly can improve their well-being and achieve healthy ageing by utilising effective gerontechnology. There are some barriers and challenges that hinder the development and utilisation of gerontechnology in Hong Kong, including the inadequate awareness of the importance of technology in elderly healthcare, limited resources invested in the market, and lack of human resources. Hong Kong government has launched more funding schemes to encourage collaborations with different sectors including universities, research institutions, non-governmental organisations and businesses to participate in gerontechnology market. The development of gerontechnology is relatively small in Hong Kong and more efforts are needed to discover the potential in this market. This paper evaluates the current support for gerontechnology in Hong Kong and concludes with some recommendations on its future improvements.