The "Report on Hong Kong's Poverty Situation 2020" shows that before policy intervention, Hong Kong had 1.653 million people living in poverty last year, with a poverty rate of 23.6%, an increase of 162,000 over the previous year, a record high since 2009. Child poverty and poverty The rate is 274 thousand people and 27%.
Chen Gongweiying, Chairman of the Child Development Matching Fund and Youth Development Enterprise Alliance, mentioned in a radio program today (21st) that children growing up in a poor environment will narrow their interpersonal networks and horizons. Once they choose the wrong course or enter the wrong course, they will change their lives. Therefore, I hope that local SMEs will provide internship opportunities, and that young people are bold enough to create dreams.
Chen Gongweiying believes that children growing up in a poor environment will narrow their interpersonal networks and horizons, and choosing the wrong subjects and entering the wrong line will change their lives.
(Information Picture/Photo by Wen Xueping)
Nearly half of 700,000 poor households have two children
Chen Gongweiying pointed out in the commercial program "Political Good Sunday" that the government invested 300 billion yuan in bailouts last year, but it is impossible to spend such a huge amount of resources forever. Therefore, the poverty figures before policy intervention can better reflect the actual situation.
She is concerned that there are 270,000 poor children under the age of 18 in Hong Kong. Among the 700,000 poor households, nearly 50% of the families have two children. Among them, 54% have no family members working, and the remaining 46% are working, but 90% are only One member works, mainly engaged in part-time or low-skilled work.
Poverty environment has a narrow vision for growth
Chen Gongweiying continued that when children grow up in a poor environment, their interpersonal networks and horizons will be narrow, and because there is no role model, they will have low motivation and self-confidence. They have no goals in life. Under the guidance of elders, they will choose the wrong subjects in middle school. Mistakes make people take a different path. When you grow up, you will have to pay a price to "turn your head".
When children grow up in a poor environment, their interpersonal networks and horizons will be narrow. The lack of role models also leads to low motivation and self-confidence. They have no goals in life. Without the guidance of their elders, they will choose the wrong subjects and enter the wrong course in middle school, which makes people walk away. Going on a different path and wanting to turn around when you grow up will have to pay a price.
Chen Gongwei, Chairman of Child Development Matching Fund and Youth Development Enterprise Alliance
Young people change from choosing blue-collar jobs to looking to innovation and technology
Chen Gongweiying said that the Child Development Matching Foundation provides internships for 16-year-old youth matching companies or institutions. This summer there were 460 matches, five times the number of five years ago. In the past, participating in youth clubs chose blue-collar jobs, but after the epidemic, they mostly chose the medical care industry. This year, I will focus on innovation, technology and design. She hopes that young people will be bold enough to create dreams.
Some companies that participated in the matching pointed out that most of the young people in Hong Kong lacked self-confidence and lacked the concept of work. However, as long as employers can point out the strengths of young people, their internships in just a few days can make great progress and even enhance their self-confidence. It can also absorb the thinking of young people, understand the young market, and assist in transformation.
Survey: More than 80% of poor children take care of their families for 10 hours a week. Adults need to help sell paper. Young people who are in need of poverty have a part-time job a week to save money and endure food. HKBU girls: Difficulties blink the poor and create new heights Scholars: In the next few years The government needs to set poverty reduction targets. The latest district poverty rate in Hong Kong Kwun Tong continues to be the poorest. The ranking of 2 districts has improved significantly.
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