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

Poverty line a limited marker, Hong Kong minister says, as aid focus expands to carers
South China Morning Post Friday 19 June 2026, 05:31 UTC By William Yiu 1 min read
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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 after the government unveiled a new 21-indicator framework to identify vulnerable groups in a report, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-Han on Friday said authorities would expand their focus to include...

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 after the government unveiled a new 21-indicator framework to identify vulnerable groups in a report, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-Han on Friday said authorities would expand their focus to include how...
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