On the 12th of this month, the government explained in detail the plan for the restructuring of the structure for the coming year. The focus of the community is on the lack of integration between the Housing Bureau and the Development Bureau, and the inclusion of the Observatory in the Environment and Ecology Bureau "in accordance with public opinion".
The director of the Bureau of Labor and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang, seemed unwilling to be left out, and deliberately explained the bureau's reform plan on his blog on the following Sunday (January 16).
A closer look shows that the whole content only brings out the administrative benefits of reorganization. It does not take the opportunity to start from the idea and think about how to solve the current social problems through reorganization. The reform is only a shell.
The Alliance for Concerned About CSSA and Low Income urges the government to set up targeted measures such as unemployment assistance as soon as possible to support grassroots citizens who are underemployed during the epidemic.
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The population policies of previous governments have regarded population as a tool to serve the economy. This time, it is even more explicit, calling the coordinating department the "Human Resource Planning Committee".
Furthermore, past research reports have only pointed out that the aging population and low fertility rate not only drag down the economy but also increase government spending, making it difficult to catch up with the knowledge-based economy. Elite, support child care, etc.
However, over the years, various solutions have not yielded obvious results, but the problem has continued to deteriorate.
Luo Zhiguang proposed that the manpower field should be transferred to the Labour and Welfare Bureau, perhaps because he felt that he had no right or responsibility.
More than once, he deliberately clarified that he is not the official responsible for population policy, but the bureau has to deal with the impact of ineffective population policy.
However, it is too optimistic to imagine that the reorganization of the structure will allow more people to live in peace without worrying about childbirth and child care...
For details, please read the 301st issue of "Hong Kong 01" Electronic Weekly Newsletter (January 24, 2022) "
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