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Economic security and insecurity of Chinese older people in Hong Kong
— a case of treble jeopardy | | Author(s) | Raymond Ngan, Sammy Chiu, William Wong |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 1, no 2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 35-45 |
| Keywords | Economic status [elderly] ; Social security benefits ; Social policy ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | Although it is generally believed that, in a Chinese society such as Hong Kong, older people are naturally taken care of both financially and personally by their adult children, many have to continue working for as long as possible to support themselves. As well as limitations in the job market, three-quarters of male workers and 84.5% of female workers had earnings well below median income in 1996. Moreover, older people supported by family members are also faced with hidden economic security: on the one hand they are not provided with sufficient economic support, but on the other, their difficulties are not disclosed because of the desire to preserve family harmony. Despite the evidence of hardship, only 9.1% of older people in Hong Kong rely on welfare benefits for income support. This paper investigates the economic conditions of older people in Hong Kong, and examines the extent to which older people enjoy or suffer from economic security or insecurity. The structural causes of economic insecurity and associated policy directions are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020125211 A |
| Classmark | F:W: JH: TM2: 7DR |
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