Lo Shi ’s report on Wednesday (October 5) issued a report on poverty in Hong Kong showed that the gap between the rich and the poor in Hong Kong has expanded to more than 47 times.
According to the Hong Kong News Agency, Le Shi divided the monthly income of the residentThe poverty and the richest number of residents have expanded significantly, expanding from 34.3 times before the new crown epidemic to 47.3 times in the first quarter of this year, reflecting the increasingly serious disparity between the rich and the poor in the epidemic.
The report pointed out that the unemployment rate of poor people in the first quarter of this year reached 26.1%, which was more than eight times higher than the non -poor people.More than 60 % of the poor and unemployed are over 40 years old.Sixty -percent of poor people have been unemployed for more than two months, and a quarter of poor people have unemployed for more than half a year.Retail, accommodation and catering services and low -tech workers are unemployed and severely disaster -stricken areas.
Le Shi called for the SAR government to adjust the minimum wage to HK $ 45.4 (S $ 8.23) per hour, and implement one year for one year, and extend the temporary unemployment support plan until the end of the year.
