香港当局将与广东的养老机构运营商进行协商，以确保为香港长者争取更多的养老名额，以应对跨境安老服务日益增长的需求。自2022年底以来，参与该计划的香港居民人数已增长至九倍。
劳工及福利局局长孙玉菡在接受采访时表示，截至2026年3月，已有1,100名香港长者通过“广东院舍住宿照顾服务计划”在广东的26家安老院舍居住。他指出，这一数字已从2022年底的120人大幅攀升，形容增长令人印象深刻，并证明了该计划广受欢迎。其中，深圳和广州是长者首选的地点。孙玉菡表示，官员们将根据使用统计数据、用户反馈和服务水平与运营商重新协商合同，以在必要时扩大服务容量。他强调，参与该计划完全是个人自愿的选择。
Hong Kong will extend its Southbound Travel Scheme to five additional Greater Bay Area cities and double the daily quota for urban trips starting July 25.
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Hong Kong’s Housing Authority will introduce two schemes in September to allow owners of subsidised sale flats to lease their properties and to enable elderly households to swap for smaller flats.
Hong Kong tourism chief Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said the city must become bigger and better rather than expect neighboring cities to stand still.
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More than 50 restaurants and shops in Hong Kong's Central district have joined a 'tourism everywhere' initiative to promote local delicacies and goods while offering discounts to residents and tourists. The programme, announced by the Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association on Friday, runs from May 1 to the end of June, overlapping with mainland China's Labour Day golden week. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said it would draw more visitors and boost spending.