Lawmaker Song Pek Kei is once again insisting that the government clearly define the legal retirement age in Macau.
The lawmaker, who has been raising this matter for at least eight years, again made the call during her recent review of the legislative work of the year.
She noted that senior citizens’ access to several benefits, including free medical care, is confusing because there is no legal retirement age in Macau.
She said that “society believes that to request the pension, they must reach legal retirement age,” which in Macau creates confusion, as there is no such age defined.
She also said that at present, since the legal retirement age is not defined, the government should consider expanding free medical care to all residents aged between 60 and 65.
She believes that the new government, after the election of the new Chief Executive in October, should consider amending the law to explicitly specify the retirement age in Macau.
Although the general rules do not establish a legal retirement age for the whole population, for civil servants, this age has been set to 65 years old.
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