Abstract: The oldage social welfare system of Hong Kong is composed of oldage social relief， insurance for the old age， and oldage welfare service. This system has a set of characteristics including multiple benefit providers， both general and relief benefits for the beneficiaries， coexistence of high welfare expenditure and low social welfare index， highquality welfare service， and effective integration of its welfare resources. However， the system also has some latent problems such as potential monosource for its finance and bureaucratization of the nongovernment， welfareservice organizations. Nevertheless， this Hong Kong Model can be an example for inland China.

Key words:

old age social welfare, Hong Kong Model, frame, characteristics, Problems, enlightenment