IV. A Caring Society and a Home to the People

Poverty Alleviation

Guiding Principle

92.         While Hong Kong is a generally affluent society, there are still many people who live a hand-to-mouth existence. We must recognise poverty as a real problem, understand the problem's nature, and formulate specific and feasible policy measures to alleviate it. Our aim is to help underprivileged people capable of working by offering them opportunities to become self-reliant and improve their livelihood. Public resources should be devoted to those who cannot provide for themselves. A welfare policy underpinned by heavy taxation is not a viable option, taking into account the economic structure and mode of social development in Hong Kong.

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