From the next financial year, the government will reduce the expenditure of 1% of the lump-sum allocation of social welfare organizations (NGOs), involving about 200 million yuan.
New Thinking Social Welfare Legislative Councilor Di Zhiyuan questioned criticism in the Legislative Council today (19th) that the Secretary for Labor and Welfare Law Chi-kwong "underplayed the reduction of expenditure and opened up to the weak", but Law reiterated that the reduction in expenditure involves all government departments, Non-Labor and Welfare Bureau single choice.
At the same time, many lawmakers are concerned about the child abuse cases under the umbrella of the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children. Law emphasized that even if the expenditure is cut, the government will continue to strive for resources and will not lax monitoring.
Legislative Councilor Di Zhiyuan worries that institutional resources and manpower have been severely strained, which may prevent the disadvantaged from receiving appropriate services.
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Some institutions may reduce two positions. Di Zhiyuan worries that disadvantaged groups cannot receive appropriate services
Legislative Councilor Di Zhiyuan raised an oral question to the Labour and Welfare Bureau, concerned that the government will cut the overall recurrent expenditure by 1% in the next financial year. Some organizations may even reduce two positions, fearing that the resources and manpower of the organization have been severely stretched, and the disadvantaged groups may not be able to obtain appropriate services.
Law Chi-kwong, Secretary for Labour and Welfare, called on all social welfare organizations to make good use of public resources, formulate cost-saving plans, and cooperate with the government, emphasizing that no additional resources will be provided to organizations under the cost-saving plan.
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Luo Zhiguang calls on social welfare organizations to make good use of public resources to formulate cost-saving plans
In response to a question, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong pointed out that the authorities did not maintain the staffing figures of NGOs. The figure for 2017/18 rose from $65.3 billion to $105.7 billion in 2021/22, an increase of 62%, making it the largest area of public expenditure, accounting for $105.7 billion in 2021/22. The overall 20% believe that the resources need to be used properly at this stage, and call on all social welfare organizations to make good use of public resources, formulate cost-saving plans, and cooperate with the government, emphasizing that they will not provide additional resources for organizations under the cost-saving plan.
Guan Haoming is concerned about whether the capital cut arrangement will be suspended
Di Zhiyuan pointed out that the government has reduced social welfare expenditures many times, and criticized Luo Zhiguang "when he first mentioned the reduction of welfare expenditures, he understated it and continued to operate on disadvantaged groups."
Guan Haoming, who is also the secretary-general of the Anglican Church, is concerned about whether the Labour and Welfare Bureau will suspend the 1% reduction in expenditure due to the epidemic. Chen Yong of the DAB also asked whether the authorities will use other charitable funds to make up for 1%, which is about 200 million yuan. dollar difference.
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Luo Zhiguang: Cutting spending is the only choice for all government departments, not the Labour and Welfare Bureau
Luo Zhiguang said that social service agencies have been able to handle flexibly under the many reductions in expenditure in the past, and that a 1% reduction in expenditure is not directly related to the number of services provided, and has repeatedly reiterated, "Reduction in expenditure is for all government departments, not labor and welfare. A single choice."
"Tongleju" Child Abuse Case Lin Zhiyuan Worries About Affecting Supervision Ability: Protecting Children Turns Child Abuse to Old Age Abuse
A child abuse case broke out recently at the "Tong Le Ju" under the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children. Lin Zhiyuan, an electoral committee, worries that cutting resources will affect the government's ability to monitor, "turning child protection into child abuse and elderly care into elder abuse"; Lai Tung-kwok asked whether the Labour and Welfare Bureau would propose to the Financial Secretary due to the case to take back 1% of the expenses for strengthening monitoring.
Law Zhiguang pointed out that the Labour and Welfare Bureau will strive for resources in responding to social needs and provide additional services in the future. He also pointed out that the authorities will continue to strive for resources and will not relax monitoring.
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