By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-09-29 04:47:49 | Updated at 2024-09-30 05:16:01
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Granny Yeung* has found it hard to settle into her new community after moving into a transitional housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O in January.
The 70-year-old, who has been living alone for the past decade, only managed to become acquainted with one of her neighbours over the last 10 months.
“There are all sorts of people here … I don’t want to randomly make friends with the others,” she said.
Yeung is among a rising number of elderly people in Hong Kong considered to be socially isolated, a phenomenon that has been linked to a spate of tragedies and suicides.
While a university study has flagged the growing trend and the topic is one of concern around the world, authorities in Hong Kong have yet to seriously address the issue.
