Keep a Healthy and
Active Lifestyle
“Keep a Healthy and Active Lifestyle” section contains resources pertaining to three domains of an age-friendly city, including “Community support & health services”, “Civic participation & employment” and “Social participation”. An age-friendly community supports active ageing by providing services and opportunities to keep seniors healthy, independent and integrated in society, such as through social and recreational activities, voluntary work and paid employment.
Elderly people can integrate in the society through volunteering and live an active and meaningful later life.
E-book《 Active participation in volunteering to become “The New Olds” 》 (Chinese version only)
This e-book introduces the information about participation in social and volunteering activities and the points to note.
(produced by online media, CTgoodjobs under the territory-wide publicity campaign “Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – The New Olds”)
Articles and video | Elderly participation in volunteering (Chinese version only)
The articles and video invited elderly volunteers to share how they continue contributing to the society and pursuing a meaningful life after retirement.
(produced by online media, CTgoodjobs under the territory-wide publicity campaign “Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – The New Olds”)
Videos | Time bank reward scheme to promote volunteering (Chinese version only)
Volunteers can save the hours they contributed and put them in a “time bank” to be redeemed for care services or products later when needed.
(produced by online media, “HiEggo” under the video series “HiEggo x Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project”, and by The University of Hong Kong Sau Po Centre on Ageing under “Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – Health Ambassadors Training Programme” respectively)
Elderly people can unleash their potentials through lifelong learning and developing habits. Let’s embrace an active and fulfilled life!
E-book《Continuing education courses at a glance》 (Chinese version only)
This e-book introduces the courses for the elderly provided by Continuing Education Fund, Elder Academy, and Employees Retraining Board, as well as free online learning platforms.
(produced by online media, CTgoodjobs under the territory-wide publicity campaign “Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – The New Olds”)
Articles and video | Lifelong learning and new habits of the elderly (Chinese version only)
The elderly can make use of their leisure time to actively develop new interests such as Tai Chi, morning jogging, Canton opera, electronic sports, busking, handicrafts making, etc., or further their studies to show their talents.
(produced by online media, CTgoodjobs under the territory-wide publicity campaign “Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – The New Olds”)
Videos | Leisure activities (Chinese version only)
The videos introduce leisure activities for elderly people, especially those living in rural areas, such as cooking, hiking and cycling.
(produced by Lingnan University Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies under “Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project – Building and Enhancing Supportive Trend: Rural United Nations (BEST RUN)”)