继一名78岁老妇死亡及其70岁丈夫企图自杀的悲剧发生后，香港当局计划检讨长者护理服务的年龄门槛。劳工及福利局局长孙玉菡于周六宣布将进行这项检讨。
周五，一名70岁男子在观塘丽景邨的住所内被其女儿发现上吊。其78岁的妻子被发现昏迷在卧室，头部被棉被覆盖。两人均被送往葵涌玛嘉烈医院，女子被证实死亡，男子目前情况危殆。案件已被列为企图自杀处理。
劳工及福利局局长孙玉菡表示，这对夫妇此前并未接受过针对性的福利探访，因为他们都未满80岁。社会工作者通常根据房屋署的住户登记册，识别80岁或以上的有需要长者。
孙玉菡在电台节目中表示：“这确实是一场悲剧。但他们并未被纳入社会工作者的福利探访范围，因为社工通常是根据房屋署的住户登记册，识别80岁或以上的有需要长者。”他补充说，同事将跟进此案，并研究是否利用大数据来降低年龄门槛。
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