BigData,onlineportals,andcommunitycare:thefutureofelderlycareinHongKongInJuly2016,HongKongovertooktheJapanesetobecomethelongestlivingpopulationonearth.HongKongerscannowlookforwardtoanaveragelifespanof87.32yearsforwomenand81.24formen.Theterritorysinfantmortalityratefellto1.3deathsper1,000in2015.1Eventhesmokingratehasfallento22%,downfromarecordedhighofmorethan45%afewdecadesago.2ThesedevelopmentsareatestamenttoHongKong’ssocialandeconomicachievements.Butwithagecomesinfirmity,andHongKong’sglobalsuccessstoryoverrecentdecadeshasalsoleftitatleastpartiallyavictimofitsownsuccess.Equippedwithashrinkinglabourforceandfiniteresources,itmustmeettheneedsofagrowingelderlypopulation.By2043,closetotwoinfive(36%)ofHongKong’spopulationareexpectedtobe65orabove,and10%willbe85andabove.3By2064HongKong’smedianageisexpe