Hong Kong (China)
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DEMOGRAPHICS, GENDER AND POVERTY
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Department of Health
21/F Wu Chung House,
213 Queen’s Road East,
Wan Chai,
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 9618989
Fax: (852) 8360071
Email: enquiries@dh.gov.hk
http://www.info.gov.hk/dh/
WHO Representative
There is no WHO Representative in Hong Kong (China). Queries about WHO's programme of collaboration with Hong Kong should be directed to Director, Programme Management, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific.
World Health Organization
Regional Office for the Western Pacific
United Nations Avenue
Manila, Philippines 1000
P.O. Box 2932, Manila, Philippines 1000
Tel:(632) 5288001 (trunk line)
Fax:(632) 5211036
http://www.wpro.who.int
The population of Hong Kong (China) was 6 803 100 in 2003, comprising 3 294 000 men and 3 509 100 women. For more than three decades, life expectancy at birth has been rising steadily, reaching 78.54 years among males and 84.31 years among females in 2003. As a result of a decreasing birth rate and increasing life expectancy, Hong Kong's population has been ageing steadily. In 2003, 11.69% of the population were aged 65 and above (7.0% in 1983, 9.3% in 1993), while the elderly dependency ratio was 161 per 1000 population aged 15 to 64 (102 in 1983, 132 in 1993).
Note: * Provisional figure
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