The Hang Lung X HKYWCA “Love·No·Limit” Dementia Friendly Program – Community Inclusion Day, co-organized for the third consecutive year since 2021 by Hang Lung Properties and the Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association, was successfully held at Amoy Plaza and extended to Kornhill Plaza for the first time. Activities, from free brain health consultations and cognitive testing that provided information about important community resources and referral services, to an exhibition of artwork co created by dementia patients, carers and volunteers were offered at the event. The event attracted more than 19,700 members of the community, among them dementia patients and their carers, while the complimentary cognitive assessment benefited more than 280 people.

This year’s theme, “Flying Free” shared the message that dementia patients can live freely and flourish in a supportive community. It also expressed a vision for an inclusive, dementia friendly society, which is possible when people from all walks of life work together. Hang Lung and a selection of merchants from Amoy Plaza and Kornhill Plaza also joined hands to offer exclusive shopping concessions to the elderly during the event.

At the kick-off ceremony at Amoy Plaza, two carer representatives shared their thoughts on the benefits of the Hang Lung X HKYWCA “Love·No·Limit” Dementia Friendly Program and their experience of caring for dementia patients. Mrs. Ng Lai Po Chun, a carer and a participant in the program for three consecutive years with her husband who is living with dementia and bilateral hearing loss, shared how the program’s activities helped him open up and become more engaged and interested in life. For her, the program has allowed her to relax more and be more socially engaged, helping reduce the stress associated with caregiving.