Policy Address

Enhance Elderly Care Arrangements in the Greater Bay Area

  1. Launch a pilot scheme by the end of this year to subsidise elderly CSSA recipients choosing to retire in Guangdong to reside in designated residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs) in the province, thereby enhancing their quality of life. Each eligible elderly person will receive a monthly subsidy of $5,000, subject to a quota of 1 000.

  2. Expand continuously the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong. Starting from October, the number of Mainland RCHEs participating in the scheme will increase from 15 to 24, while the number of cities covered will increase from six to eight.

  3. Launch a two-year pilot arrangement by the end of this year to share part of the medical expenses that Hong Kong elderly participants of the Residential Care Services Scheme in Guangdong need to bear on their own under the National Basic Medical Insurance Policy.

  4. Facilitate Hong Kong elderly recipients retiring in Guangdong and Fujian Provinces by providing the option to receive Government assistance directly through their bank accounts with designated Mainland banks.24

Remark 24: The relevant measure is also stipulated under Chapter V "(C) Development of the GBA".