After another suicide, Hong Kong to review age threshold to cover more elderly in need (opens original article in a new tab)

Hong Kong will review its elderly welfare age threshold following a suicide case, as the deceased couple were not included in social worker visits due to their age under 80.

• Hong Kong will review the age threshold for elderly welfare visits after a suicide case
• The 70-year-old man and his 78-year-old wife were not targeted for social worker visits due to their age
• Welfare chief plans to optimize big data to potentially lower the age threshold for priority care