Retirement planning and retirement satisfaction: The need for a national retirement program and policy in Hong Kong

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 212-233

  Lee, William Keng Mun ^a   Law, Kenneth Wing Kin ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Policy; Retirement; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PLANNING; RETIREMENT; SATISFACTION;

EID: 3543051829     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464804268591     Document Type: Article

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