{"id":21206,"date":"2021-09-01T16:39:15","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T08:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/?page_id=21206"},"modified":"2021-09-15T17:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T09:43:35","slug":"international-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-uat.hkmu.edu.hk\/as\/international-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"International Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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International Conference on Housing and Ageing Policies: Global and China Perspectives<\/strong><\/p>

A conference titled \u201cInternational Conference on Housing and Ageing Policies: Global and China Perspectives\u201d was held on 23 and 24 June 2021 in hybrid mode.\u00a0 The Conference, consisting of three keynote speeches, two plenary sessions and four parallel sessions, provided a platform for academics and researchers to share research findings and exchange views on housing and ageing issues, with an aim to inform policy-making and analysis. About 85 local and overseas attendees joined the Conference.<\/p>

Dr Raymond So, BBS, JP, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, was invited as the Guest of Honour and delivered a speech in the Opening Ceremony of the Conference.<\/p>

The three keynote speeches of the Conference were:<\/p>

  • Population Ageing and Community Based Old-age Care Services in China<\/em> \u2013 delivered by Professor Bingqin Li, Professor and Director of the Chinese Social Policy Stream, The University of New South Wales;<\/li>
  • Shifting Approaches to Housing Wealth and Welfare Security in Ageing Societies<\/em> \u2013 delivered by Professor Richard Ronald, Professor of Housing, Society and Space, University of Amsterdam; and<\/li>
  • The Challenges of Ageing and How to Respond to Them<\/em> \u2013 delivered by Professor Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, The University of Sheffield.<\/li><\/ul>

    The topics presented in the plenary sessions and parallel sessions are listed in the following tables:<\/p>

    Plenary Session I<\/u><\/p>
    Presentation Topic<\/strong><\/td>Name of Presenter(s)<\/strong><\/td>Affiliation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Housing ‘+’: A Social Experiment on Solving Housing Issue by a Home ‘+’ Social Housing Approach<\/td>

    Ms Gloria Chan and<\/p>

    Mr Kin-kei Lai<\/p><\/td>

    		The Salvation Army Hong Kong and Macau Command<\/td><\/tr>
    Perceptions of Transitional Housing: Voices of Residents Living in Subdivided Units in Hong Kong<\/td>

    Dr Terence Shum,<\/p>

    Ms Ivy Chan and<\/p>

    Mr Lok-wo Chow<\/p><\/td>

    		The Open University of Hong Kong<\/td><\/tr>
    Challenges, Resources and Opportunities \u2013 Social Housing as a Collaborative Effort in Addressing Unmet Social Needs<\/td>Mr Anthony Wong<\/td>The Hong Kong Council of Social Service<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    Plenary Session II<\/u><\/p>
    Presentation Topic<\/strong><\/td>Name of Presenter(s)<\/strong><\/td>Affiliation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Overseas Public Housing for Elderly Hongkongers? Lessons from a Japanese-Malaysian Government-driven Retiree Relocation Experiment<\/td>Dr Edward Foo<\/td>New Era University College<\/td><\/tr>
    Age structure, Migration & Housing Price in Mainland China<\/td>Professor Eddie Hui<\/td>The Hong Kong Polytechnic University<\/td><\/tr>
    Housing Security for Female Singleton at Older Age<\/td>Ms Mary Ip<\/td>The University of New South Wales<\/td><\/tr>
    'Home Sweet Home': Making the Discourse of Housing Space and Quality in Hong Kong 1950s-1990s<\/td>Dr Lok-yin Law<\/td>The Open University of Hong Kong<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    Parallel Session A1<\/u><\/p>
    Presentation Topic<\/strong><\/td>Name of Presenter(s)<\/strong><\/td>Affiliation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Nutritional Status Predicts Injurious Falls Among Community-dwelling Older Adults: Does Gender Matter?<\/td>Dr Tim Chen<\/td>Taipei Medical University<\/td><\/tr>
    The Old-donies (\u8001\u916e): How Getting Old and Substance Abuse Affect One's Life Chances in the Legal and Illegal World in Hong Kong<\/td>

    Dr Vincent Cheng and<\/p>

    Ms Florence Lapto<\/p><\/td>

    The Open University of Hong Kong;<\/p>

    The University of Hong Kong<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

    Successful Ageing: Novel Perspectives and Transnational Experiences of Vietnamese Migrants in Australia<\/td>Mrs Hien Thi Nguyen<\/td>The University of Western Australia<\/td><\/tr>
    Ageing, Civil Society and Social Capital in Japan: A Case Study of the Silver Human Resource Center<\/td>Dr Yinhe Quan<\/td>Waseda University<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    Parallel Session A2<\/u><\/p>
    Presentation Topic<\/strong><\/td>Name of Presenter(s)<\/strong><\/td>Affiliation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Professional Identification and Proactive Prosocial Behaviour of Caregivers: A Mediation Model of Harmonious Passion, Role Breadth Self-Efficacy and Empathy<\/td>Dr Xing Yuen Ang<\/td>Swiftcare Integrated Sdn Bhd<\/td><\/tr>
    A Spiral, Stage-sensitive Model of Grief in Dementia Caregiving<\/td>Professor Shijie Jing<\/td>East China University of Political Science and Law<\/td><\/tr>
    The Experience of Utilising the Elderly Fitness Corner in Parks as Important \u201cThird Place\u201d for Health Maintenance: A Pilot Qualitative Case Study from the Caregiver Perspectives<\/td>Dr Janet Lee<\/td>The Open University of Hong Kong<\/td><\/tr>
    Building and Sustaining Dementia-friendly Communities in Singapore<\/td>Dr Sabrina Luk<\/td>Nanyang Technological University<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    Parallel Session B1<\/u><\/p>
    Presentation Topic<\/strong><\/td>Name of Presenter(s)<\/strong><\/td>Affiliation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Transitions Between Social Network Types Among Older Adults and Their Association with All-cause Mortality<\/td>Dr Grand Cheng<\/td>The Open University of Hong Kong<\/td><\/tr>
    The Retention and Engagement of Older Workers: Examination of Work, Nonwork, and Individual Determinants<\/td>Dr Eunae Cho<\/td>Taipei Medical University<\/td><\/tr>
    Tackling Double Ageing with Double Smart: Generating Systematic Changes through Cross-sector Collaborations<\/td>Ms Karen Lee<\/td>Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation<\/td><\/tr>
    Research on the Redesign of Chinese Urban Community Neighborhood Space under the Concept of Open Community<\/td>Ms Qian Tang<\/td>University of Malaya<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

    Parallel Session B2<\/u><\/p>
    Presentation Topic<\/strong><\/td>Name of Presenter(s)<\/strong><\/td>Affiliation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    China's Population Ageing: Policy Implications on Economic Growth<\/td>Professor Charles Kwong<\/td>The Open University of Hong Kong<\/td><\/tr>
    Informal Carers in Old Age Care Policy: Observations Through the Lens of Critical Discourse Analysis<\/td>

    Dr Beatrice Lam and<\/p>

    Mr Wai-leung Chan<\/p><\/td>

    		The Open University of Hong Kong<\/td><\/tr>
    Pricing of Long-term Care: The Case of Elderly Home<\/td>

    Dr Charles Leung and<\/p>

    Dr Edward Tang<\/p><\/td>

    City University of Hong Kong;<\/p>

    Hong Kong Shue Yan University<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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