Hong Kong should blame policymakers, not seniors, for ageing pressures

20/10/2025
Hong Kong should blame policymakers, not seniors, for ageing pressures

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Episode Synopsis

The topic of ageing has been catapulted into Hong Kong’s political stratosphere ever since a wave of septuagenarian legislative councillors began dropping out of the city’s Legislative Council race. Having public discourse veer off in this direction is unbecoming of a city that styles itself as a meritocracy.
Are our seniors a burden? Are they standing in the way of the youth or dragging the rest of us down? The discussion surrounding older lawmakers bowing out of the electoral race could have...

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