Immigration wave | Denying that the decline in the labor force is related to immigration Luo Zhiguang: Returning to Hong Kong more than leaving Hong Kong in previous years

With the ageing population, facing the serious shortage of subsidized residential care homes in Hong Kong, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, announced a "little good news". He announced on the radio program today (14) that the latest round of subsidized care and attention homes The waiting time was reduced to 19 months, breaking below the 20-month mark for the first time to a new low.

It is also a population issue. When asked whether the emergence of immigration will affect the local labor force, Luo Zhiguang quoted a lot of figures: "In the past 12 months, there were people in Hong Kong who left, and the difference in income and income was about 120,000, but based on the beginning of last year. , Zhong Duo is here.”

However, Luo said frankly that he did not know whether the “more” people would return to Hong Kong to retire, so he did not respond positively to the impact of the immigration wave on the labor force, but agreed that the labor force was declining: “I returned to Hong Kong last year. There are more residents than people who have left Hong Kong. Hong Kong has become more than 200,000 people for no reason. I don’t know what to do, Hong Kong residents."

When asked whether the emergence of immigration will affect the labor force, Luo Zhiguang responded with a lot of data.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

The Census and Statistics Department announced in August this year that the provisional population of Hong Kong for 2021 was 7,394,700, a year-on-year decrease of 1.2%. In the past year, 89,200 Hong Kong residents moved out.

However, when Luo Zhiguang was asked whether the emergence of immigration would affect the labor force on the TV show "Millennium" this morning, he used last year's data to answer: "(Last year) more Hong Kong residents returned than those who left Hong Kong."

Believe that the labor force is declining, but Luo Zhiguang said the overall population is increasing

Next, Luo Zhiguang also said that Hong Kong had a net increase of more than 200,000 people in the first half of last year. Even if 120,000 people left in the past 12 months, the overall population has increased, but it is not clear whether they are working or retired people: "We There are more than 200,000 people in Hong Kong for no reason. I don’t know what to do. Hong Kong residents have a difference of about 110,000 to 120,000. However, if calculated in the beginning of last year, Zhong Duo has a lot of people." Finally, he pointed out that in terms of labor, the current age group in Hong Kong is 60 to 64 years old, and the labor force is declining.

We in Hong Kong have more than 200,000 people for no reason. I don’t know what to do, and the difference between in and out is about 11 to 120,000. However, if calculated by the beginning of last year, Zhong Duo has people.

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi Kwong

▼On 7.19, the airport relocates to the UK residents and their relatives and friends to drop off the plane▼

+26

In addition, Luo Zhiguang stated on his blog in March this year that the waiting time for subsidized care and attention places had been reduced from an average of 24 months to 21 months at the end of last year. 19 months.

Although it's a long time, but with this policy and follow-up waiting for 10 to 20 years, we have been less than 20 months for the first time, and many of them have been longer than 30 months, which is quite a long time.

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi Kwong

He explained that the authorities have used three methods to solve the problem of insufficient places in subsidized residential care homes. The first is to buy private residential care places in the short to medium term. The residential care home industry has also responded quickly to the purchase of 5,000 places in five years. After the completion of standard homes, new homes that meet the standard (buying places) are equivalent to 50 homes for the elderly.” Secondly, 44 homes were built for a long time, and the completion time was about 1 to 7 years. Finally, community care was added. Services to reduce the need for elderly people to enter nursing homes.

Enhancing Home Care and Advocating Home Care for the Elderly: Elderly people want to spend their old age in a place they know well

Luo Zhiguang said that in the past, about 6.9% of elderly people aged 65 or above were admitted to homes for the elderly. Although it has dropped to 4.1%, it is still high in developed areas. It is reasonable to drop to nearly 3%.

Therefore, the government will increase subsidized services, including home care and other assistance: "With community support, they would rather stay in a housing enterprise. Most elderly people live in their old age in a familiar place, and a small number of them are in need or want to be admitted to residential care homes."

With community support, they would rather stay in a house business, and most of the elderly want to spend their twilight years in a place where they know well.

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi Kwong

The latest subsidized waiting time for care and attention homes has been reduced to 19 months, which is the first time it has fallen below the 20-month mark to a new low.

(Profile picture)

Before the tsunami of the elderly, we are worried about traveling against the current. Luo Zhiguang: shortening the waiting time for residential care homes will take more than 5 years.

01News