The ageing construction workforce in Hong Kong: A review

Jacky Y.K. Ng; Alan H.S. Chan

The ageing construction workforce in Hong Kong: A review

Jacky Y.K. Ng
, Alan H.S. Chan

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Abstract

The scope and extent of public and private sector infrastructure projects in Hong Kong continue to grow rapidly. As a result the construction industry suffers from a shortage of skilled workers to support the ever increasing demands of the industry. Solutions for the manpower deficiency are: to encourage young workers to join the construction industry and to train them; and to retain the older skilled workers already employed in the industry. As at 2013, 12% of registered construction workers were over 60 years of age and therefore had already reached retirement age, and 44% of them were over 50. Obviously the ageing of the population of workers in the construction industry in Hong Kong presents a critical problem requiring an urgent solution. In order to retain older workers it is necessary to understand the health and safety needs of the aging construction workforce in Hong Kong. In this paper, a review of the ageing construction workforce is presented in order to better understand the needs and abilities of the older worker.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Publisher	Newswood Limited
Pages	964-967
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	9789881925398
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2015, IMECS 2015 - Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China Duration: 18 Mar 2015 → 20 Mar 2015

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Volume	2
ISSN (Print)	2078-0958

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Conference	International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2015, IMECS 2015
Place	Hong Kong, China
City	Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
Period	18/03/15 → 20/03/15

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Ageing
Ageing workforce
Construction worker

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