This annual report presents information on the operations of the Samaritan Befrienders in Hong Kong during 1992. There were 735 suicides in Hong Kong in 1992, 335 of them were 55+ years old. The highest rate of suicide, 51.98/100,000, occurred among people aged 70+. There were 13 less suicides in 1992 than in 1991. Although male suicides decreased by 31 & female suicides increased by 18 when compared to 1991, in 1992 the ratio of male to female suicide deaths was 1.4 to 1.