The Commission on Poverty (CoP) released its “Report on Impact of Targeted Poverty Alleviation Strategy in Hong Kong” today.
The report details how the Government’s major policies help alleviate, combat and prevent poverty. It also elaborates on the impact of targeted poverty alleviation measures, and outlines future strategies for supporting vulnerable groups.
At a press conference this afternoon, Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki, as the CoP’s Chairperson, said the title of the report, “Collaborate for Greater Impact, Envision Targeted Support”, summarises the Government’s achievements while demonstrating its commitment to sustaining efforts to provide targeted support.
The Government will continue to work with the CoP, the business sector and society to foster a greater sense of achievement, belonging and satisfaction among grassroots families, Mr Chan stressed.
The Government added that innovative elements have been introduced to the CoP’s report in order to illustrate how the Government’s allocation of resources improves beneficiary households’ living standards. For example, the report for the first time adopted the concept of “social transfer values” to quantify the social resources transferred to households that benefit from regular housing, health, education, and welfare measures.
Furthermore, 50 written real-life stories, and 30 examples of testimony in audio format are included in the report to illustrate the Government’s targeted poverty alleviation schemes and regular measures.
