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Advance directive and preference of old age home residents for community model of end-of-life care in Hong Kong Key Messages 1. Among 1600 cognitively normal elderly persons living in old age homes in Hong Kong, 88 % preferred palliative treatments that could keep them comfortable and free from pain, and 88 % agreed to have advance directives. Factors that favour having advance directives among Chinese elders included the practice of asking for relatives ’ advice in medical decisions, wishing to be informed of their terminal illness diagnoses, absence of