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Life and Health21 Sep 2026

Hong Kong:Steps to bring in transparency in healthcare costs and retirement security are a welcome step

By Anoop Khanna | 21 Sep 2026

The commitments on making private healthcare costs clearer and protection of retirement savings as the population ages, in the 2026 Policy Address and Hong Kong's first Five-Year plan for Economic and Social Development (2026-2030) will benefit millions of Hong Kong people, according to the Actuarial Society of Hong Kong (ASHK).

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