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The Social Security Survey pointed out that nearly 70% of poor youth do not "lie down" and urged the formulation of youth policy performance indicators

2022-06-12T09:08:34.909Z


In November last year, Education Bureau Secretary Yang Runxiong wrote an article on the Education Bureau's website, criticizing the current "flattery" advocating a negative life mentality that is easy to make people sluggish, and will hinder social progress in the long run. Hong Kong Community Organization Association


In November last year, Education Bureau Secretary Yang Runxiong wrote an article on the Education Bureau's website, criticizing the current "flattery" advocating a negative life mentality that is easy to make people sluggish, and will hinder social progress in the long run.

The Hong Kong Association of Community Organizations conducted a survey from February to May this year to understand the living conditions of grassroots youth. It was found that nearly 70% of the respondents chose not to "lie down", but nearly 70% of them felt that they could not see the future of their lives. Disappointed, 65% said they could not see the opportunity to improve their lives, reflecting the great powerlessness faced by young people at present.


The Social Welfare Association urges the new government to formulate a youth policy "Kwan-Hung Performance Indicators" (KPI), reform the Youth Committee to increase youth representatives at the grassroots level, provide rent subsidies for young people on the waiting list for public housing, increase post-secondary education funding and local internship opportunities , as well as reforming the CSSA WFA to cover full-time post-secondary students and provide comprehensive support for the lives of grassroots youth.


The Social Association conducted a survey from February to May this year. It interviewed 100 young people from the grassroots level through an online questionnaire. It was found that nearly 70% of the respondents chose not to "lie down" and hoped to improve their lives by striving to improve their lives. More than 70% of the grassroots respondents surveyed Young people think that choosing to "lie down" is a problem.

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According to the "Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2020", the poverty population of young people aged 18 to 29 in Hong Kong has risen for five consecutive years and reached a new high in nearly 12 years.

Even after the policy intervention, more than 30% of the 44,700 poor young people are poor young people aged 25 to 29. About 90% of them have completed their studies, but nearly 70% are still unemployed.

The Social Association conducted a survey from February to May this year. It interviewed 100 young people from the grassroots level through an online questionnaire. It was found that nearly 70% of the respondents chose not to "lie down" and hoped to improve their lives by striving to improve their lives. More than 70% of the grassroots respondents surveyed Young people think that choosing to "lie down" is a problem.

Cai student (right), who is studying biology at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said that he came from a grass-roots family, but the rent and property prices in Hong Kong were too high, and he never dared to consider buying a home.

Jade (left), a 24-year-old college student, pointed out that she could only take some freelance jobs during the epidemic, but she felt it was difficult to balance work and studies.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

However, nearly 70% of the respondents indicated that they felt discouraged because they could not see the future of their lives, and 65% said that they could not see the opportunity to improve their lives, reflecting the great powerlessness faced by young people at present.

Nearly half of the young people interviewed admitted that they felt that their personal employment development space was limited, and the increase in wages over the past ten years was much lower than that of prices, which made young people lack confidence in the future.

Cai, who is studying biology at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said that he came from a grass-roots family, but the rent and property prices in Hong Kong were too high, and he never dared to consider buying a home.

Jade, a 24-year-old college student, pointed out that she could only take some freelance jobs during the epidemic, but felt that it was difficult to balance work and studies, "Especially, I have to rely on GPA (average credit) to continue my studies, and studies are very important to me. ", she hopes that the government will cover CSSA to tertiary students and provide study allowances.

A 21-year-old student Lo (centre) from a CSSA family is currently studying in the Department of Chinese Medicine in a mainland tertiary education. She lamented that when she was admitted to a tertiary education, she was not covered by CSSA, which made her living expenses stretched.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

College students give up internship opportunities to earn living expenses

"I don't want to lie down, because I have grown from poverty to adulthood, and I want to work hard to improve my parents' lives." 21-year-old student Lu from a CSSA family is currently studying in the Department of Chinese Medicine in a college in the Mainland. Aid does not cover her, which makes her living expenses stretched. "Every summer vacation, I have to return to Hong Kong to work and earn living expenses for the next year. If I choose to do a medical internship without salary, I will have no money next year." For her parents who are in their 60s, Ms. Lo is embarrassed to ask her parents for living expenses. In addition to hoping that CSSA can cover tertiary students, she also hopes that the government can provide more paid internships and study allowances.

In addition, Huang, who is a third-year student in the Department of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, and Zhang, who is studying in the Department of Supply Chain Management at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, both believe that many grassroots youth hope to change the status quo of poverty through hard work, but they cannot afford to take care of their families and living expenses. Save money and hope that the government will strengthen support for grassroots youth.

Shi Lishan, deputy director of the social association, said that many people outside the world think that "laying down" is an idea that young people don't want to work hard.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Urge the Administration to reform the CSSA WFA to cover full-time tertiary students

Shi Lishan, deputy director of the social association, said that many people outside the world think that "laying down" is an idea that young people don't want to work hard.

She admits that many young people who have worked for more than ten years have only paid off their school debts and solved the problem of supporting their parents, but they cannot talk about poverty alleviation or even make achievements. She believes that it is necessary for the government to increase support for poor young people, including formulating a youth policy "critical". Key Performance Indicator (KPI), for example, in terms of improving housing for youth, the authorities can set low-income status in the next five years, the waiting time for youth to wait for public housing, etc., focusing on work results and benefits rather than just project output.

She also suggested that the "Youth Development Committee" should increase grassroots youth representatives.

Wang Zhiyuan, director of the social association community organization, said that the society misunderstands that the younger generation does not want to work hard, but they are actually suffering the consequences of imperfect social policies, "Many young people are poor because of their families of origin, and the government does not think it is necessary to study in post-secondary institutions. Therefore, CSSA will not cover tertiary students, but the current social competitiveness requires more knowledge-based people, and it is a general trend to go to tertiary education." He suggested that the next government should consider reforming the CSSA job allowance to cover full-time post-secondary students. , and provide living allowances and increase local paid internship opportunities to reduce their living burden.

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