Hong Kong optometrists hit out against proposed cap for health voucher scheme for the elderly, calling new policy ‘discriminatory’

A group of Hong Kong optometrists have hit out at the government over a proposed cap on health vouchers the elderly can use for private optical services, calling the new policy discriminatory.Under a proposed change likely to be announced by the government, each eligible person over the age of 65 will be able to use at most HK$1,000 (US$127) worth of vouchers on optical services every two years, according to earlier media reports.Under the existing scheme, launched in 2014, those eligible are…