Prime Minister Han said, "We will raise the standard age for the elderly, and review it well."

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said the government will carefully consider raising the legal age of senior citizens.

Prime Minister Han said at a press conference that it is very important how to use the elderly as the shortage of manpower in Korea leads to a decline in growth potential.

He added that raising the age of the elderly is an area that requires social consensus, adding that the Labor-Management-Government Council has set the agenda and started discussions.

Lee Jung-geun, chairman of the Booyoung Group, who took office yesterday (21st), proposed to the government to raise the legal age of senior citizens from the current 65 to 75 at the inauguration ceremony.