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Written by: Chen Shuxia
2019-12-16 09:50
Last updated: 2019-12-16 09:50The Poverty Alleviation Committee recently announced the poverty situation last year. The number of poor people reached 1.406 million, a record high in the past 10 years. After the intervention of the constant cash policy, it was reduced to 1.024 million. The poverty rate decreased from 20.4% to 14.9%, but still increased by 0.2 from the previous year. Percentage points.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Law Chi-kwong, said today (16th) in the Millennium of Hong Kong and Taiwan that the relevant data is a concept of relative poverty. When examining the poverty situation, the government's regular and non-permanent policies must be included in the calculation. Otherwise, the figures It will only rise year after year. Some media have criticized the government for calculating the number of "sugar distribution" measures together, while Luo countered that there have been relevant calculations in the past seven years, "only you are willing to go."
The Poverty Alleviation Committee recently (13th) released a poverty report, which pointed out that the number of poor people in Hong Kong last year was 1.406 million, a record high in the past 10 years; the poverty rate reached 20.4%, and there was an average of one poor person for every five Hong Kong people. (Profile picture)
The Poverty Alleviation Committee recently (13th) released a poverty report, saying that the number of poor people in Hong Kong last year was 1.406 million, which was the highest in the past 10 years; the poverty rate reached 20.4%. On average, one out of every five Hong Kong people was poor.
For the first time this year, the government announced the latest poverty situation without holding a press conference. Luo Zhiguang explained in the "Millennium" that he could not answer it because he was not the chairman of the PWC and "not my decision." Regarding some voices criticizing that Hong Kong's poverty alleviation measures are inadequate, he said that when looking at the report from outside, he focused more on the poor, but the relevant data is an analytical tool and the concept of relative poverty. It cannot be determined by looking at individual figures. The poor before the policy intervention "will definitely exceed 1.4 million in the coming year."
He also mentioned that one of the reasons for the rise in poverty is the aging of the population and the increase in retirees. Since the poor calculate only personal income and do not calculate savings, if the retirees live on savings and have no income, they will fall into the poverty line.
To truly assess poverty requires government's regular and non-permanent policy calculations
To truly assess the poverty situation, he pointed out that it must be included in the government's regular and non-permanent policy intervention calculations before it can be accurate. He continued to explain that the former included CSSA and education allowances, while the latter involved one-time cash allowances, care funds, and other relief measures. When asked about the media ’s criticism of the government ’s unanimous calculation of “sugar” measures, he denied The accusation emphasizes that there have been relevant schemes in the past 7 years, "only you are willing to go."
In terms of youth poverty, the pre-intervention rate was 12.6%, but after the intervention, the poverty rate rose for three consecutive years, reaching 9.3% last year, a 10-year high. Luo Zhiguang pointed out that some government policies have not been included in the count, including more than 30,000 yuan of non-income review of tuition fees for self-financing institutions. He also pointed out that the youth unemployment rate is higher and different from other groups. "Nude speech" is more common and the vacuum period is longer. If their income is counted during this period, youth poverty will be recorded higher.
The child poverty rate hit a record low after intervention, falling from 17.5% the previous year to 16.8% last year. He pointed out that the poverty reduction effect of the CSSA and education-related allowances declined last year. Benefits related to rising. He also mentioned that next year there will be changes in the occupation and Tianjin, and the child poverty rate can be expected to further decrease. When asked about the possibility of providing assistance to young people and children without discrimination, he emphasized that the two are different from the perspective of assistance. They need to focus on children's intergenerational poverty, and young people need to focus on employment issues and upward mobility. Money can be handled. "
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