After taking up her post in 1996, Wu actively sought amendments to legislation related to old people's welfare. She worked her heart out to uphold senior citizens 'interests, especially in terms of pensions, healthcare, employment, participation in society, and retirement benefits.
吳玉琴自一九九六年接掌老盟以來，積極督促政府修訂老人福利相關法令，尤其在老人年金、醫療保健、就業、退休、社會參與等各種有關老人權益的維護上，更是不遺餘力。