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Hong Kong minister defends dropping poverty line, expands aid focus

Hong Kong's welfare minister has stated that the traditional poverty line is an insufficient measure for identifying all vulnerable populations. He explained that this statistical concept primarily focuses on income and fails to capture the needs of groups like carers. The government plans to establish a new commission to address targeted poverty alleviation and will consider the specific challenges faced by carers. AI

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Hong Kong minister defends dropping poverty line, expands aid focus

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · William Yiu ·

    Poverty line a limited marker, Hong Kong minister says, as aid focus expands to carers

    Hong Kong’s welfare minister has defended the government’s earlier decision to drop the poverty line as an indicator for allocating assistance, saying it was a limited “statistical concept” that failed to identify needy groups beyond those with low income, such as carers. A day a…