The Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong published a blog today (17th), stating that in the first four years of the current government, recurrent social welfare expenditures have increased by 62%, and elderly services have increased by 85%. The government’s long-term financial commitment has expressed concern, but there are still people who believe that the government is not doing enough. There has been a clear trend in social welfare policy discussions. It seems that the Salvation Army’s slogan "Where there is a need, there is a Salvation Army" should be changed to "There Where there is a need, there will be government funding."
The current government's social welfare expenditures increase by 62% in the first four years and elderly services increase by 85%
Luo Zhiguang pointed out that in the first four years of the current government, recurrent social welfare expenditures have increased by 62%, and elderly services have increased by 85%. When discussing the role of the government in social welfare services and the strategies it should adopt, one can review The history of the development of social welfare services in Hong Kong begins.
He explained that the social welfare service development trajectory along the British and American capitalist social model, coupled with the colonial color of Hong Kong under the British rule for more than a hundred years and the cultural background of the local Chinese, has evolved into today's Hong Kong social welfare service system. There are many international commons. Sex, more unique place.
NGOs can be more flexible, more responsive and quicker to respond to different needs of society
He pointed out that although the modern government responds much faster to social needs, non-governmental organizations that are more "local" are always the first movers. The most obvious reason is that it takes time for the government to formulate policies, do or not, do more and do less There will be controversies. In a society with ideological diversity, it takes more time to formulate policies.
Another reason is that the services provided by the government, whether directly implemented by government departments or provided by non-government organizations through a funding model, will have certain norms in the model, and thus there will be gaps or gaps.
Therefore, non-governmental organizations can be more flexible, more responsive and quicker to respond to different needs in society.
The above is not only the history of the development of social welfare services, but also the living stories of today.
Luo emphasized that the main roles of the SAR government in social welfare services are policy makers, resource providers, facilitators, regulators, and so on.
In special circumstances, such as performing statutory work, it can also be a service provider, such as integrated family services, family and child protection, medical social services, and probation services, which are directly provided by the Social Welfare Department.
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Only through the civil, commercial and official cooperation system can it be adapted to the local conditions
He pointed out that in the past, “get rich and build products” in Hong Kong was generally understood as “get rich first, then build products.” Many famous business people publicly stated that “making profits is the only social responsibility of a company”, but in recent years This kind of voice is rarely heard, and it is replaced by corporate social responsibility and creating shared value.
The government is duty-bound to promote the development of social welfare, but it also requires the cooperation of the people, business, and government to make the system more complete and able to "adjust to the current conditions" and "locally."
In Hong Kong in the past, making a fortune and establishing a product was generally understood as getting rich first, then establishing a product. Many famous business people publicly stated that making profits is the only social responsibility of a company. However, such voices have been rarely heard in recent years. Instead, it is corporate social responsibility and the creation of shared value.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi Kwong
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