•    Dependency ratio in Hong Kong will drop from 5 to 1.8 to 1 in less than 50 years
•    65% of the elderly population has got chronic diseases while one-third of them got no less than 2 conditions
•    The CEs interviewed were with a median caregiving experience of 10 years,
•    Majority of CEs are females (55%)
•    Most CEs are between the age groups of 40-49 (27%) and 50-59 (24%).
•    59% of the CEs reached more than 20 hours of care per week  
•    The most popular caregiving dimensions were decision-making involvement (81.1%) and financial support (81%).
•    79% of the respondents worked full-time.

•    Most of the CEs (42%) gave 3 to 5 hours of care per day with poor mental wellbeing.
•    7% of the CEs was indicative of probable clinical depression and another 10% was of possible mild depression
•    CE who work parttime and did not disclose about their caregiver status had the poorest mental well being
•    30% of the CEs had felt distressed about the caregiving role
•    Around 75% of CEs chose not to disclose their caregiver-employee status
        o    seldom shared private matter at work
        o    fears of being misunderstood
        o    fears of unfair treatment
•    Lacks a set of clearly stated CFWP and care-giver friendly cooperate culture which could significantly improve CEs mental wellbeing.

•    Bereavement leave (19% of the companies did not provide bereavement leave)
•    Flexible working hours
•    Caregiver’s leave