Forum addresses age-friendly city space

PolyU’s Institute of Active Ageing held a public forum under the Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project on Innovative Use of Open Space and Inclusive Built Environment on 4 December 2018 with the aim to explore the challenges and opportunities of enhancing the age-friendliness of outdoor space and building development in Hong Kong,

At the public forum, keynote speakers shared their insights in tackling the challenges of ageing of population and buildings, applying smart city technologies and planning for outdoor spaces and buildings to cope with the ageing population. Following the keynote speeches, in a panel discussion, representatives from government, professionals from medical, architectural, academic and social welfare sectors, together with representatives of senior citizens shared with over 400 forum participants about the ways of making public space and built environment more socially inclusive and age-friendly.