According to Government data, Hong Kong people have a very long life expectancy. The life expectancies at birth for both sexes have steadily increased to 83 years and 88 years for males and females respectively in 2021.

     It is generally recognised that the prevalence of chronic disease increases with age, and Hong Kong is witnessing a rapidly ageing population. Against this backdrop, the Government introduced the Primary Healthcare Blueprint in December 2022 to push ahead a reform of the healthcare system which shifts the focus from curative treatment to disease prevention, with District Health Centres (DHCs) as the hub for co-ordinating primary healthcare services.

     News.gov.hk spoke to Commissioner for Primary Healthcare Dr Pang Fei-chau and members of DHCs and DHC Expresses to find out more about how the service enhances public awareness on preventive healthcare and personal health management through community networks.

     The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature today (January 1) in text and video format.

Ends/Sunday, January 1, 2023
Issued at HKT 10:00

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