Hong Kong will launch a database this year to identify high-risk carers looking after the elderly, with the city recording more than 470 suicides among older residents annually, accounting for over 40 per cent of all cases.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said on Wednesday that the government was in discussions with the personal data privacy authorities to design data-sharing solutions that complied with the city’s legal requirements. But he added that the government hoped to…
