The transformation of the retirement system to the provident fund system in the pension system for public servants in Macao is an important part of the reform of the public servant system in Macao and the reform of public administration in Macao. From the perspectives of system benchmarks, security structures, payment methods, and operation modes, this change has promoted the popularization of pensions for civil servants, promoted the fairness of the treatment of civil servants. At the same time, it is conducive to improving the mobility of public officials, giving them autonomy in fund management, and reducing government financial risks. This change has also brought issues such as how to ensure the security of pension funds and how to keep the public sector attractive. On the whole, this system change has positive significance. It loosens the institutional support point of the “appointment method” inherent in the Macau civil service system, and is in line with the current international pension system reform from the income-determined mode to the payment-determined mode The reform tide of mode change.
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