Union leader calls for security guard age limit to be raised
Raising the retirement age for security guards is a matter of urgency, with about 3,000 losing their licences every year when they turn 65, a union boss has warned.

Raising the retirement age for security guards is a matter of urgency, with about 3,000 losing their licences every year when they turn 65, a union boss has warned.
Hong Kong currently has two non-gun security licence classifications. Licence B allows guards to take up jobs at any premises, but has an age limit of 65.
On reaching that age, a holder can then transfer to Licence A, but that only permits them to work in single-block residential buildings.

"The number of single-block residential buildings - usually old tenement buildings - is shrinking, so there aren't always enough jobs to go around."
Tam said the fear of being unable to find a job after the age of 65 was real for many.