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Withtheeffectofthebabyboomersandwiththelongevityofthepopulationingeneral,retirementnolongermeansanendtoworkbutitcoulddefineasthetimeofaturningpoint,achancetorechargeandthenreinventoneself,"

Chansaid.

Hisorganizationisnotaloneinfocusingonthewell-beingofseniorsinHongKong.

TimothyMaistheexecutivedirectorofSeniorCitizenHomeSafetyAssociation,aHongKong-basedNGOthatoffersservicestomorethan63,000eldersrequiringconstantcare.

MaunderscoredthattheMPFisnotenoughtoprovideforacomfortableretirementespeciallywhensomecompaniesdonotprovidethisoptionforelderlyworkers.Fortheseindividuals,saidMa,retirementisnotdefinedbyacompanypolicy,butrather,"

retirementmeanstostopworkingasafull-timeworkeratanagency."

Manyseniorsfindthatapproachingacertainageintheircareersallowsthemthefreedomtostartvolunteeringwiththecommunityanddoingactivitiesabusycareerdidnotallowthemtimetodo.

Retirementisthestartofanothercareerlifeifyoukeeponworkingonothercompanies,"

hesaid.

Assuch,forhisorganization,"

themostcrucialandmajorsustainingfactortokeepingretireeswithdirectionistochallengethemtoservethecommunity,tolearnwhattheymissedduringtheirbusyworkingtime."

Multigenerationalhouseholds

TheChinesetraditionofmultigenerationalhouseholdsmaybeinjeopardyaspensionsandsecuredlifetimeemploymentcontinuestodiminishinsizeandavailability.

AccordingtotheCensusandStatisticsDepartment'

s2006ElderlyProfileReport,37.9percentoftheelderlyliveinpublicrentalhousingand56.3percentinprivatepermanenthousing.About83percentoftheelderlylivewithfamilymembers（spouseand/orchildren）andabout10percentlivealone.

SeveralexpertsagreethatHongKong'

slimitedspaceandhighcostoflivingimpacttheabilityofhouseholdstosupportseniorfamilymembers.

InHongKong,differentgenerationsarenotlivingtogether,buttheyliketolivecloselyinthesamecommunitytomaintainnetworksandrelations,"

saidMa.

Seniorcitizensthesedayshavetokeepupwithchangingsocialvalues.

Moreandmoreelderlychoosetolivebythemselvesastheywouldprefertohavetheironlylivingpatternsandhabits,alsotoavoidcreatingtenserelationswithotherkidsandtheirin-laws,"

Chan,however,offeredtheexplanationthat"

undertheinfluenceoftheWesternculturemostpeople,especiallytheyoungergeneration,yearnandlookformorepersonalspaceandprivacy.Thus,mostofthemstrivetoliveapartoncewhentheyarebetterofffinanciallyorwhentheygetmarried."

Hepointedoutthata1997studythat"

highlightedthatthenextgenerationofelderlywouldchoosetoliveapartfromtheirchildrensoastomaintaintheirindependenceandgoodrelationswiththeirchildren."

Underthedownturnoftheeconomicclimate,anothercommonphenomenonisthatsomeoftheadultchildrenmovebacktolivewiththeeldersaftertheyselltheirflatstopaydebts.Thissituationmightupsetthebalanceofthewholefamilyinthesenseoflivinghabitsandfamilyfinancialexpenses,"

saidChan.

Retiringabroad

Withtheseissuesinmind,someseniorschoosetoretireabroadorremaintherehavingleftAsiamanyyearsago.

DrErnestChui,associatedirectorofSauPoCentreonAgeingatUniversityofHongKong,saidthatagreatmajority（ofseniors）stayinHongKongwhileasmallnumberofthemmigratetothemainlandwhentheyretire.SomejointheirchildreninCanada,UnitedStatesandAustralia."

Theoldconceptofretirementasstaying-putisnolongerthetrend,"

saidone75-year-oldmanwhonowworksinHongKongasaconsultant."

Itisnotthewordretirementthatisimportant;

itisa'

changeoflifestyle'

."

Hedescribedhimselfasan"

East-Westsnowbird"

havingdecidedtoreturntoHongKongafterspending41yearsinCanada.

Physically-challengedresidentsenjoysomeentertainmentprovidedbythefoundationaspartofitsDayCareProgram.PhotoscourtesyofYeeHongFoundation

AnotherexampleisStanleyKwanwhoisanalert84yearoldhavingretired20yearsagoafteranillustriouscareerinHongKongthatincludedheadingtheresearchdepartmentatHangSengBankandbeinga"

Chinawatcher"

attheAmericanConsulate.

OriginallyfromHongKong,heremainedintouchbywritingabooktitled"

TheDragonandtheCrown:

HongKongMemoirs"

publishedlastyearbyHongKongUniversity.

Ijusttakethingseasy,"

hesaidmodestlyoverthephone.Hespendshisretirementinthequietpursuitofintellectualendeavors.

Awidevarietyofopportunitiesinretirementisavailable,buttheyrequireindependenceandcarefulplanningparticularlyduringchallengingeconomictimes.

Differentstrokesfordifferentfolks

Thealternativenowadaysistocontinueworkingpart-time,volunteering,orprovidingconsultingservicesnotonlytosurvivebuttoremainactiveinone'

sgoldenyears.

Seniorsthesedayswillhavesecond,thirdandmaybefourthcareersintheirlifetimes:

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It'

swhatyoudowithyourtimethatchanges-whetheryouwanttouseyourtimetotourChinaortoseefamilymembersmoreoften,"

saidonegrey-collarworkerfromhishomeinHongKong.

Babyboomersnolongerlookatretirementperse,"

hesaid,"

theynolongerrelyonapensionorbuyingahouseoutsidethecountryanddoingnothing."

DrChuiwarned,nevertheless,that"

someseniorsmaylosetheirjobs,thusweakeningthebasisfortheir'

contributory'

retirementprotectionschemeundertheMPF."

Hecited2006censusfiguresthatindicated57,000seniorsaged65andoverwerestillworkingofwhich41percenthaveamonthlysalarybelowHK$6,000.ThemedianmonthlyincomeoftheentireworkingpopulationisHK$10,000.

Moreover,saidDrChui,"

iftheeconomyslackensfurther,someelderlyworkersmaylosetheirjobs,evenalreadylow-paidor'

3D'

jobs-dirty,dangerous,difficultones.Somemayhavetoturntoreceivinggovernmentwelfare.Thosewhorelyontheiradultchildren'

sfinancialsupportmayalsosufferindirectlyastheirchildrenmayalsolosejobsorincome."

Withregardstohisownretirement,Masaidthatheplansto"

workhalf-timetocontributemoretothevolunteerserviceasconsultant,advisoraswellashelperatsomeorganizations."

Chanisalsolookingforwardtoretirement:

IhavenoworriesaboutitbecauseIhavegoodpreparationforit-bothfinanciallyandemotionally."

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Thiswasanextremelydifficultdecision,andIhaven’tmadeitlightly.AfterfiveyearsI’mnotsureIknowanyotherwayofbeingbuttheblog,butatsomepointyouhavetohangitup.IknowthatIhadmadetherightdecisionformeandmyfamily.IamveryproudofthesuccessthatwehavehadinbloggingandIleavethegamewithfewregrets.

Tobesure,Iamgoingtomissblogging.Iamgoingtomisstherelationshipswithmyfellowbloggers.Iamgoingtomissthereaders.IamgoingtomissthegreatfriendsthatIhavemadeoverthistime.Iamgoingtomissallthegoodtimesthatwehavehadtogether.Butmostofall,Iamgoingtomissthecomments.*

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“Whatnow?

”SaulHansell,NewYorkTimes:

Startingtodayallofmythoughtswillbereservedforanewmedium.Somethingsmaller,somethingmoreintimate,andsomethingverypersonal:

anemaillist.Todaytheemaillisthasabout600members,I’mgoingtocutitoffwhenitreaches750.Frankly,that’senoughmorethanenoughpeopletohaveaconversationwith.I’mgoingtotryandbuildadeeperrelationshipwithfewerpeople–trytogetbacktomyroots.

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