Living Arrangements and Elderly Care: The Case of Hong Kong

Filial Caregivers; Diasporic Chinese Compared with Homeland and Hostland Caregivers

“…Such practices may reflect the persistence of traditional beliefs. Sons still provide more assistance than typically evident in the West, and are still largely regarded as the primary source of assistance; older adults themselves still tend to express desires to live with children, and sons in particular (Kwok 2006;Lee et al 2000). Hong Kong, of special interest in this paper, arguably has a homogeneous cultural base rooted in Chinese values (Lee, et al 2000) including filial piety and honouring ones' ancestors.…”

Images of older persons in Hong Kong popular films

“…The continual increase of the elderly population in Hong Kong has attracted increased public and academic concerns about the elderly problems. There are increased research on the social service needs (Kwan, 1997;Cheung, 1990;Chow, 1979), health and caring (Boey and Ko, 1996;Chi and Boey, 1994;Chow, 1993;Chi and Leung, 1992;Chow, 1992;Chi and Lee, 1989), living arrangement (Lee, et al 1997), life satisfaction (Boey, 1998;Chan, Introduction 1995). There are a few examples of research on the social perceptions of older persons such as general attitudes (Law, 1982), primary school students' perceptions (Law, Chan, and Ng, 1998), student and pupil nurse (Kwan and Law, 1994), and printed media (Gibb and Holroyd, 1996).…”

“…Researches on older persons become more popular since Hong Kong has become an ageing society in mid-1980s. However, elderly research in Hong Kong is predominated by identifying the social service needs (Kwan, 1997;Cheung, 1990;Chow, 1979), health and caring (Boey and Ko, 1996;Chi and Boey, 1994;Chow, 1993;Chi and Leung, 1992;Chow, 1992;Chi and Lee, 1989), living arrangement (Lee, et al 1997), and life satisfaction of the older persons (Boey, 1998;Chan, 1995;Lee and Chi, 1990).…”

Older mothers' expectations of intergenerational relationships : the intergenerational ambivalence perspective

“…As noted, Confucianism emphasizes filial responsibilities from adult children and regards them as primary caregivers (Lee, Lee, Yu, Sun and Liu, 1997). Social support can be in the form of daily care support (such as cleaning, washing, and cooking), financial support (such as giving cash, payment of daily expenses such as food, shopping and utility bills), emotional support and nursing support (Lee and Kwok, 2005).…”