In Hong Kong, how many citizens are living in poverty?
The latest data: 1.653 million people.
According to the Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2020 published by the Hong Kong Government on November 10, the number of poor people increased to 1.653 million last year, which is 162,000 more than in 2019. The poverty rate has risen from 21.4% in the previous year to 23.6%, which is approximately One out of every four people is poor, a record high in 12 years.
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Hong Kong’s cost of living is notoriously high, and has always been in the "world's most expensive city":
So in a place with such a high level of consumption, how much income is considered poor?
Hong Kong adopts the concept of relative poverty, and the poverty line is drawn based on 50% of the median household income. Those below the level are considered poor.
The latest "Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report" shows that if you are a person with an income below 4400 yuan (not counting welfare subsidies), you will be considered poor:
Seeing this data, it is estimated that many people can't believe it: 4400 a month, I am afraid that even the rent is not enough!
However, there are still many Hong Kong people whose income is below the "poverty line"! picture
In 2020, the number of poor people will reach 1.653 million, accounting for 23.6% of the total population, setting a new high. (Not counting government subsidies)
Source: Hong Kong 01
In other words, one out of every four people in Hong Kong is poor!
It is worth mentioning that, analyzed by age group, there are as many as 274,000 children in poverty without policy intervention, and the poverty rate is 27%; poor young people between the ages of 18 and 29 are a record high, with as many as 143,000 falling. Go below the poverty line.
In order to alleviate the poverty problem, the Hong Kong Government launched a series of support policies last year.
However, after adding the welfare subsidies issued by the government, there are still 554,000 people in poverty.
It can be said to be "a temporary cure, not a permanent cure"...
Which district in Hong Kong is the poorest?
Among the 18 districts in Hong Kong, which district is the poorest?
Note: The following data is ranked by poverty rate, and the median income unit is calculated by each household. The median ranking is slightly different from the poverty ranking.
In this way, the number of poor people in Kwun Tong is 6 times that of the lowest ranked Central and Western District! Its median income is only half of that of the Central and Western District.
The gap between the rich and the poor in Hong Kong is really not so big.
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