Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech
Day 1
Schedule
10:00 am
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11:15 am
Summit stage
English
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech
- We Engage, We Create, We Share
- One of the paradoxes of aging is that, even though our physical health declines during older age, our subjective well-being does not. This paradox is discussed, including some of the adaptive factors that enable older adults to maintain and even improve their well-being. We also know some of the important factors that can enhance quality of life in old age. Attention is then turned to how policy can help facilitate some of these factors and thus assist in ensuring a better old age.
Opening Performance
The Salvation Army Senior Drum Team
Officiating Ceremony by Guest of Honour, Opening Speech
The Honourable Matthew CHEUNG
Chief Secretary for Administration, HKSAR Government
Welcome Speech
Mrs Rebecca CHOY YUNG
Founder & Chair, Golden Age Foundation
Dr John ROWE
President, International Association for Gerontology & Geriatrics
Keynote Speaker
Prof Neena Lane CHAPPELL
Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria, Canada
Neena Chappell, PhD in sociology, fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, member Order of Canada, and Canada Research Chair in Social Gerontology for 14 years, has been conducting applied research for over 35 years, contributing to government policy development in areas related to population aging.