Premier William Lai

Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-11-24

Premier William Lai has pledged to cope with the issues arising from the country’s graying population. Lai was speaking Friday at an event featuring the launch of a new long-term care hotline.

Lai said Taiwan has become an aging society because seniors aged 65 or over make up 14% of the total population.

The premier said the 10-year, long-term care program introduced by the government this year is an improvement on an earlier model. The program offers subsidies and new community-based services. A new hotline set up on Friday is intended to make arranging home visits easier.    [FULL  STORY]