Authorities will review the age threshold defining older residents in need to better identify priority cases and prevent more tragedies from happening, the welfare chief has vowed after an elderly Hongkonger was found hanging in his flat.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han made the pledge on Saturday after the 70-year-old man was found hanging in his flat in Lai King Estate in Kwun Tong by his daughter the day before.