“Perceptions across Generations: Fallacy and Truth” Symposium

Date: 30 Sept 2016 (Friday)

Time: 1:30pm - 2:50pm 

Venue: Connie Fan Multi-media Conference Room, 4/F, Cheng Yick-chi Building, CityU

Young people will be more friendly to senior citizens if they know more about ageing, according to a cross-generation survey conducted by the Department of Applied Social Sciences at City University of Hong Kong (CityU).

Unless they share the same household, many young people in Hong Kong seldom interact with older members of the community. At the same time, since July 2016, Hong Kong now has the highest life expectancy, and is ranked second in Asia in terms of the proportion of senior citizens aged 65 or above in its population, one place behind Japan.

Thus how to improve the relationship across generations has become a pressing social issue in Hong Kong.

The survey aims to find out what attitudes senior citizens and young people have towards each other, and improve the relationship between the two generations.

Prof Alice Chong Ming-lin, Associate Head of the Department of Applied Social Sciences, will explain the survey at the symposium. A few senior citizens are invited to join the small-group discussions with the students. They will discuss how to bring the two generations closer. 

Media enquiries: Pui Chan, Communications and Public Relations Office, CityU (Tel: 3442 6806 or 9787 1642)