Hong Kong to have privately run care services under new scheme for middle class elderly

Hong Kong to have privately run care services under new scheme for middle class elderly‘Publicly built, privately run’ model will provide more diverse, higher-quality services and allow operators to respond to wider range of needs2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 3:21pm, 11 May 2026Updated: 3:23pm, 11 May 2026Hong Kong authorities will experiment leasing government-built elderly care facilities to the private sector, with the pilot programme aiming to provide more diverse services targeting middle class senior residents.Labour and Welfare Bureau officials said in a Legislative Council panel meeting on Monday that the government would roll out a “publicly built, privately run” model to provide “more diverse and higher quality” elderly care services.Under the proposal, the government will invite non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and private operators to submit proposals for self-financed services in newly built day care centres for the elderly. Operators must allocate a quota of their services to the Social Welfare Department so it can make arrangements for senior residents who need them.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x