Summarizing from baseline assessment report:
– There is one main group advocating for the concept of age-friendly city in the Eastern district which is named The Concern Group for Elderly Friendly Community in the Eastern District.
– A working group (WG) comprising 4 District Elderly Community Centres (DECCs) operated by 3 NGOs in the eastern district has been actively working in the community since 2013.
– The WG regularly communicates with the Eastern District Council to ensure rights and benefits of the older population.
– The Eastern District Council and Eastern District Office have been working with various government departments and community organizations in supporting and promoting age-friendliness in the District.
– Older people from the eastern d

Summarizing from baseline assessment report:
– There is one main group advocating for the concept of age-friendly city in the Eastern district which is named The Concern Group for Elderly Friendly Community in the Eastern District.
– A working group (WG) comprising 4 District Elderly Community Centres (DECCs) operated by 3 NGOs in the eastern district has been actively working in the community since 2013.
– The WG regularly communicates with the Eastern District Council to ensure rights and benefits of the older population.
– The Eastern District Council and Eastern District Office have been working with various government departments and community organizations in supporting and promoting age-friendliness in the District.
– Older people from the eastern district were invited to participate in various activities, talks, conferences, and training courses. These activities have empowered older people by increasing their capability and willingness to voice out their opinions, and generate positive community impact in enhancing the district’s age-friendliness. Older people have been empowered to participate in various activities to promote and advocate for age-friendliness of their community.
– Older people in the district have been actively participating in the age-friendly city ambassador programme, which had equipped them with knowledge pertaining to the concepts of age-friendliness. Relevant district-based resources were also introduced in this programme.
– Through the WG comprising four DECCs, Eastern District Council members would meet with The Concern Group for Elderly Friendly Community in the Eastern District and listen to older people’s views on various issues on age-friendliness in the district. Their concerns would be relayed to and addressed by various government departments with the help of the District Council as appropriate.

istrict were invited to participate in various activities, talks, conferences, and training courses. These activities have empowered older people by increasing their capability and willingness to voice out their opinions, and generate positive community impact in enhancing the district’s age-friendliness. Older people have been empowered to participate in various activities to promote and advocate for age-friendliness of their community.
– Older people in the district have been actively participating in the age-friendly city ambassador programme, which had equipped them with knowledge pertaining to the concepts of age-friendliness. Relevant district-based resources were also introduced in this programme.
– Through the WG comprising four DECCs, Eastern District Council members would meet with The Concern Group for Elderly Friendly Community in the Eastern District and listen to older people’s views on various issues on age-friendliness in the district. Their concerns would be relayed to and addressed by various government departments with the help of the District Council as appropriate.