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The first table lists countries by the percentage of their population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), $3.65 and $6.85 US dollars a day in 2017 international PPP prices. The data is from the most recent year available from the World Bank API. [1] [2] [3]
The poverty rate in Hong Kong hit a high of 20.1%, but recent efforts by government programs have lowered this number to 14.7%. [ 62 ] In December 2012, the Commission on Poverty (CoP) was reinstated to prevent and alleviate poverty with three primary functions; analyze the poverty situation, assist policy formulation and to assess policy ...
Old Age Allowance (OAA), colloquially known as fruit money, is a Hong Kong government programme introduced in 1973 which provides monthly payments of $1,290 to elderly Hong Kong residents. There is no means test for the Higher Old Age Allowance given to recipients of age 70 or above.
Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest district by income in Hong Kong, with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts. [3] Sham Shui Po has long been home to poorer new immigrants from China.
SWD is one of the 12 largest departments under the Civil Service in Hong Kong, with 6266 civil servants working under it in 2021. [5] For the year 2021-2022, it is estimated that the total expenditure of SWD would be $104.3 billion.
Non-profit organizations also began to offer similar services in the end of the decade. Believing that taking care of the elderly is the responsibility of each family, the government initially only provided financial support to the elderly. [3] In 1972, the government set up a committee to find out the elderly needs in Hong Kong. [3]
Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR are excluded. Chinese administrative divisions by disposable income per capita in 2014 Chinese administrative divisions by nominal GDP per capita in 2014 Disposable income is total personal income minus personal current taxes.
The 2021 population census (21C) in Hong Kong was conducted by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) of the HKSAR Government during 23 June to 4 August 2021. The 21C was conducted under the Census and Statistics (2021 Population Census) Order, which was made by the Chief Executive in Council under Section 9 of the Census and Statistics Ordinance (Cap 316).