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• Zhuhai has introduced elderly care of “immediate service without the need for
services with the care and specificity expected application” and a time-efficient mechanism,
of Hong Kong and Macau service providers. By ensuring comfort and convenience in service
setting service standards for elderly caregivers, provision. Aligned with the regulations’ scope
Zhuhai aims to establish a system of standardized and conditions, Zhuhai is ready to embrace
services in its elderly care space. To this end, it has modern information technology for elderly
introduced Macao SAR’s standard homecare and care, enhancing accuracy in location tracking
assistance services and thereupon made certain and matching the elderly with suitable
improvements. As a result, the elderly living alone caregivers. This shift signifies a service provision
in the cooperative zone is provided with home- philosophy change: moving from individuals in
based visitation services. The service standards for need searching for suitable policies to policies
home- and community-based elderly care in the tailored to meet the demands of those in need.
GBA aim to provide convenience and support to Additionally, the plan includes a system for
elderly residents from Hong Kong and Macau living accumulating volunteer service hours for the
in Zhuhai. elderly. The young generation, including the
“young elderly” in good health, are encouraged
• Zhuhai envisions an elderly care system to assist the very elderly individuals with mobility
staffed with specialists, implementing a policy challenges, offering necessary support.

Table 3 Recently issued documents and policies concerning cross-border elderly care in Zhuhai

No. Document/policy Issuing authority Date of issue

1 Trial Implementation Plan for Providing Long- Zhuhai Civil Affairs Bureau, 22 October 2024
term Care for Old Aged and Severely Incapacitated Zhuhai Municipal Finance Bureau,
Elderly in Zhuhai Municipality Zhuhai Municipal Health Bureau
2 Notice on Further Improving the Relevant Regulations The People’s Government of the 7 March 2024
on Basic Elderly Care Insurance for Rural Residents Zhuhai Municipality
(Zhufu (2024) No. 18

3 Regulations on the Facilitation of Home-based Standing Committee of the Zhuhai 2 December 2022
Elderly Care Services of the Zhuhai Special Municipal People’s Congress
Economic Zone
4 Notice on the Printing and Distribution of The People’s Government of the 8 November 2016
Implementation Plan for Speeding Up the Zhuhai Municipality
Development of Elderly Care Services Industry of
the People’s Government of the Zhuhai Municipality

2.2.4. Zhongshan been extended to the village level (community)
elderly care services stations in 2023. In a similar
Zhongshan dedicates itself to providing better vein, the government has established canteens
elderly care services and meeting the increasing for the elderly, as well as providing subsidies. In
demand for the same. encouraging the establishment of senior canteens,
the government regulates the operation and
• In its continuous strive to improve its elderly management of elderly care services providers and
care system, Zhongshan has upgraded 23 home- facilitates a sound development of the industry.
based elderly care services centers in its townships
to integrated elderly care services centers in 2022. • Zhongshan has also enhanced the
Furthermore, all kinds of elderly care services have innovative and talent nurturing aspects of the service

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