The ‘Post-80s Generation,’ ‘Young Night Drifters,’ and the construction of a generic youth subject in Hong Kong

Employer Policy and Practice Toward Older Workers in Hong Kong: The Role of Shifting Intergenerational Dynamics

“…Hong Kong's population is aging rapidly (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division, 2015) and there are concerns that this will exacerbate existing labor shortages, compromising economic growth (Civil Service Bureau, 2015; Leung, 2015;Ng, 2015;Siu, 2014;The Hong Kong Management Association, 2015;Yip, 2014). While government has sought to encourage the extension of working livesalbeit these efforts have been limited in their scope (Flynn et al, 2017) older workers face a range of employer related barriers to their extended or prolonged labor market participation (Cheung et al, 2011;Chiu et al, 2001;Consumer Search Hong Kong Limited, 2016;Ng & Feldman, 2012;Zou, 2015).…”

“…millennials born in the 1980s and 1990s). Links can be made here to the extensive youth studies literature that highlight the more general social concerns about young people in Hong Kong (Groves, Siu, & Ho, 2014;Lee, 1998) and their political values (Chan, 2014;Ortmann, 2015). In terms of the workplace, management styles and practices were not necessarily felt to have caught up with the values and expectations of the younger generation.…”

“…However, workers in Hong Kong retire much earlier than in many other countries. Even though there is no statutory retirement age, there is a 'generally accepted' retirement age that ranges from 55 to 60 years (Mak & Woo, 2013;Siu, 2014;Zou, 2015). Thus, government is increasingly looking at unleashing the potential of older workers and has raised the retirement age to 65 years for civil servants and 60 years for those working in disciplined services; perhaps with the expectation that private sector employers will follow suit (Civil Service Bureau, 2015;Leung, 2015;Ng, 2015;Siu, 2014;Yip, 2014).…”

TheAlberta Mental Health Act 2010and Revolving Door Syndrome: Control, Care, and Identity in Making up People

“…This paper also contributes to broader studies related to the construction of social problems (Crabbe ; Groves, Siu, and Ho ; Parnaby ) and the problem of how attempts to care for others sometimes also involve coercion (Han ; Stevenson ). For example, Parnaby's () study of media surrounding “squeegee kids” articulated them as a problem, disassociated them from the larger homeless population, and identified the solution in law and order.…”

“…Once we have made a new category and identify people by it, much of how we treat them and how they will have to live will be changed, it also creates new conditions that shape possibilities for everyone. This paper also contributes to broader studies related to the construction of social problems (Crabbe 2003;Groves, Siu, and Ho 2014;Parnaby 2003) and the problem of how attempts to care for others sometimes also involve coercion (Han 2012;Stevenson 2014). For example, Parnaby's (2003) study of media surrounding "squeegee kids" articulated them as a problem, disassociated them from the larger homeless population, and identified the solution in law and order.…”