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ADVANCING AGE-FRIENDLY SOLUTIONS 活用科技推動長者友善方案
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

The Housing Society remains steadfast in its commitment 房協一直堅守信念，透過全面的公眾教育和
to fostering ageing in place through comprehensive public 策略夥伴合作，推動居家安老。「長者安居資
education and strategic partnerships. The Elderly Resources 源中心」展示了房協創新的長者友善家居設
Centre (ERC) plays a vital role in this mission by showcasing 計，同時提供度身訂造的服務，以支援長者
innovative age-friendly home designs and delivering tailored 住戶隨著年紀漸長而轉變的家居改裝需要。
services to support elderly residents’ evolving needs for home
adaptations.

Further to the launch of the Living Lab in Gerontechnology for 「樂活安居生活實驗室」於二零二二年成立，
Age-Friendly Home (Age-Friendly Home Living Lab, AFHLL), a 為全港首個及唯一一個獲歐洲生活實驗室網
significant milestone in 2022 as Hong Kong’s first and only Living 絡認證的生活實驗室，是房協一個重要里程
Lab accredited by the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL), 碑。年內，實驗室繼續推動發展長者友善家
this pioneering facility continued to champion the development of 居，透過與不同機構的緊密合作及長者的積
age-friendly homes during the year. Through close collaboration 極參與，「樂活安居生活實驗室」以用家為本
with various organisations and active engagement of the 的原則測試及研發創新的樂齡科技方案，致
elderly, the Lab serves as a dynamic platform for testing and 力提升長者住戶的生活質素。年內，「樂活安
developing innovative gerontechnology solutions, focusing on 居生活實驗室」舉辦了約一百場活動，從同理
enhancing elderly residents’ quality of life by adopting a user- 心的角度出發，推動研發長者友善產品。這
driven approach. During the year, the AFHLL organised around 些活動包括試用長者友善煮食工具，讓參與
100 activities to foster empathy with the elderly and facilitate 活動的長者向開發商給予意見以改良產品，
the development of useful age-friendly products. These included 以及共同創作體驗工作坊，協助城市規劃人
trial uses of age-friendly cooking appliances, during which 員加深了解長者住戶對公共空間的需求。
elderly participants shared their feedback with the developer
for product enhancement, as well as a co-creation experiential
workshop aimed at helping town planners better understand the
needs of elderly residents in public spaces.

96 Hong Kong Housing Society Annual Report 2023/24 香港房屋協會 2023/24 年度年報 97