Social News
Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-05-30 11:07
Last update date: 2021-05-30 11:10
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang, published today (30th) a blog titled "The Low Fertility Rate Is Not Low". He mentioned that the total fertility rate fell to 0.87 last year, which is far below the expected range in the past. Influenced by social events, it was also affected by the epidemic in the later period. Based on the experience of SARS in 2003, it was concluded that this year's fertility rate should be lower.
He also mentioned that after the statutory paid maternity leave was increased to 14 weeks, as of May 27, the employer had applied for the reimbursement of four weeks of maternity leave, involving only 601 people.
▼Eight funded universities vaccinate new crown vaccine measures▼
+2
+2
+2
Luo Zhiguang said that social, economic, psychological and physical factors are closely related.
Between March and June 2003 in Hong Kong, SARS raged and the unemployment rate once rose to 8.7%, which obviously affected Hong Kong’s fertility figures. If the number of non-infants is subtracted, the fertility figures in 2004 were lower. It was lower in 2003.
If inferred from the experience of the year, the number of births this year should be lower than last year.
Luo Zhiguang's birth rate this year should be lower than last year.
(Data Picture/Photo by Yu Junliang)
In addition, Luo Zhiguang pointed out that after the statutory paid maternity leave was increased to 14 weeks, from December 11 last year to the end of April this year, the number of people who have completed 14 weeks of maternity leave through monthly salary should be very small. As of May 27, employers have Only 601 people applied for the reimbursement of the 4-week maternity leave. As the arrangement has just started, it should be a reasonable number.
He also mentioned that the current government has taken a multi-pronged approach to increase the quality and quantity of subsidized child care services, including the inclusion of service requirements in the "Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines", attempts to increase subsidized child care centers in 18 districts through the purchase of properties, and Appropriate land sales project terms include child care centers, improved staffing ratios, increased center subsidies, and so on.
Luo Zhiguang urges to understand the social welfare plan before commenting and mocking the common nonsense circulated in the community
New union applications such as "tsunami style" Luo Zhiguang: Does not rule out the Labour Department cancels registration in accordance with the National Security Law
Foreign domestic helpers must be re-examined before May 30, Luo Zhiguang, and the Indian consul will withdraw the compulsory vaccination
01News
Law Chi Kwong, Bureau of Reproductive Labour and Welfare