Steering Group on Healthy Ageing

Current Past

Working Group on Long Term Care Model Working Group on Active Ageing Community Partnership Committee Steering Committee on Arts Promotion Programme Task Group on Active Ageing Ad Hoc Committee on Housing and Residential Care Ad Hoc Committee on Home Care Working Group on Elderly Suicide and Dementia International Year of Older Persons 1999 Central Co-ordinating Committee International Year of Older Persons 1999 Fundraising and Allocation Sub-committee International Year of Older Persons 1999 Programme Sub-committee International Year of Older Persons 1999 Publicity Sub-committee Ad Hoc Committee on Healthy Ageing Steering Group on Healthy Ageing Public Education and Publicity Committee

Chairman

Dr Raymond WU, GBS, JP

Members

Prof. Iris CHI, BBS,JP

Mrs Peggy LAM, GBS, JP

Prof. Alfred CHAN, JP

Mr Michael LAI, JP

Dr Ng Yau YUNG, JP

Representative of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau

Representative of the Social Welfare Department

Representative of the Department of Health

Representative of the Hospital Authority

Terms of Reference

To advise the EC on the direction and strategy in the promotion of Healthy Ageing;

To co-ordinate healthy ageing initiatives in the 3-year thematic Healthy Ageing Campaign;

To oversee planning of public education and publicity programmes to arouse public awareness in the importance of Healthy Ageing;

To encourage community participation in the Healthy Ageing Campaign through the Community Partnership Scheme and other initiatives;

To conduct further research into experience in overseas countries in promotion of Healthy Ageing and to plan local research work as necessary through the Research Committee; and

To receive reports from the Public Education and Publicity Committee, Community Partnership Committee and the Research Committee.