[延長退休年齡] Should the age of retirement be raised?

Extending Retirement Age

There is no official retirement age in Hong Kong but the government requires recently recruited civil servants to retire at 65. Private sector employees normally retire at 60, but in recent years more companies have allowed them to stay until 65.

Problem:

  • Lack of manpower -> Low productivity -> Downturn of economy
  • Less young people work for repulsive/ long-hour job or under extreme weather. eg. washing dishes, insufficient construction workers -> Project delay             

Causes

  • Aging
  • Low birth rate (reasons: high cost of bringing up a kid and high consumer price)
  • Excess people obtaining high level of education

Feasibility

  • May alleviate the labour force problem, average lifespan is increasing due to advanced medical technology
  • But experienced employees mostly reach management level, it does not help the industry involving repulsive/long-hour job or working under extreme weather
  • It is just a tentative measure

Alternatives: 

  • Encourage give a birth 
  • Import low-skilled migrant seasonally, especially hot weather
  • Import quality migrant to professions like medicine, but ensure no negative impact on the local workers
  • Take reference to Germany Education system to support operating vocational school eg. VTC, MTR railway training school


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