The Community Organization Association conducted a survey and found that 80% of the single-parent families separated from China and Hong Kong (that is, the children are both non-feeble or single-non-feeble) have no food and clothing, and can only rely on free distribution of food. Some parents even prefer not to eat or drink themselves, but to let for their children; 60% of families reported that they would eat expired food to satisfy their hunger.
Shi Lishan, deputy director of the Social Association, pointed out that the parents of some single-parent families are from the mainland and cannot work in Hong Kong. However, during the epidemic, they cannot return to the mainland to work, and their income has been greatly reduced. impact on the growth of children.
The Social Association recommends that the government increase the number of single-parent certificates as soon as possible, and at the same time design a database of separated families between China and Hong Kong to assist single-parent families.
From the 2nd to the 7th of this month, the Social Association interviewed 52 parents or children of families separated from China and Hong Kong. It was found that nearly 80% of the families did not have enough meals, 48.1% of the children only had two meals a day, and 86.5% of the single parents/ Mothers can only rely on receiving free food, and 80.8% of single parents choose not to eat and give it to their children.
Even 61.5% of families will eat expired food.
Ms. Huang bluntly said that life is difficult and she has suicidal thoughts, "I used to want to die."
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Ms. Huang, a single parent: I want to die for a long time, but I don’t know the meaning of life
The Social Association pointed out that because some mainland parents cannot work in Hong Kong, they will travel to and from the mainland to work to earn living expenses. However, under the closure of China and Hong Kong due to the epidemic, 26.9% of separated single parents cannot travel to and from the mainland to work, which reduces their income.
Therefore, 90.4% of the parents became foreign workers, but 26.9% of the families tried to apply to be foreign workers but failed, mainly because the intermediary fees were expensive and they were not eligible for application.
In addition, 46.2% of the families have a living environment of 100 square feet or less. They believe that the living environment is poor and will affect family relationships and their children's studies.
Ms. Huang, a single parent, recalled that her husband abandoned her and her children. Without a two-way permit, she was unable to work and lacked income. She bluntly said that she had suicidal thoughts: "I want to die for a long time, but I don't know the meaning of life. Does the government think about it?" How difficult it is to be a (single parent) mother.” She hopes that the government will provide more assistance to families with both non-parents or single non-single parents as soon as possible.
Alice (middle) said that she felt insecure without her mother around.
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Single-parent daughter hopes to increase number of one-way permits to reunite with mother
The 14-year-old Alice is a single-parent daughter. She pointed out that because her mother is not from Hong Kong, she often had to go back to the Mainland before, which affected her studies. left".
She hopes that the government will increase the number of one-way permits, so that her mother can stay in Hong Kong for a long time, and even have a Hong Kong identity card to work in Hong Kong.
The Social Association recommends that the government increase the approval of one-way permits as soon as possible so that children do not need to be separated from their parents in China and Hong Kong; establish a database on the population and economic status of single-parent families separated from China and Hong Kong; and the SWD should also strengthen emotional counseling for parents holding two-way permits and their children.
Shi Lishan suggested that the government establish a database on the population and economic status of single-parent families separated from Hong Kong.
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Shi Lishan: Separated families from Hong Kong and China are a large group of intergenerational poverty
Shi Lishan said that the current government claims to solve intergenerational poverty, and single-parent families separated from Hong Kong and China are one of the key groups. “In fact, these families are a large group of intergenerational poverty. Tragedy happened."
She pointed out that if the government has a complete database, it can know how to help these families in a targeted manner.
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