Poverty
By Alison Hui
Rainy or sunny, every morning at 4 am, Granny Kwok greets the pedestrian with her smile as she starts her ’store’ on the street at the dawn market.
Living below the poverty line: Cage homes and Cubical flats
By Zoe Yiu
Among the worlds’ advanced economies, Hong Kong has the extreme disparity between the rich and the poor. An estimated figure of 1.25 million people live below the poverty line. Many of those could be found living in cage houses and cubical flats with poor living conditions.
$1,300 Internet Surfing Subsidy to CSSA Recipients
By Flora Wu
In 2010 Budget Plan, a $1300 subsidy of internet access charges is proposed. Each family receiving Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) with children studying in primary and secondary schools will be benefited.