To retire or not to retire: Is there an option for older workers in Hong Kong?

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-246

  Chou, Kee Lee ^a   Chow, Nelson W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Older adults; Retirement; Work

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; RETIREMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 19844372072     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2005.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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