The city’s poverty problem is far greater than the government lets on social workers say, with many living above the official poverty line who are still unable to eke out a living.
The Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2015, the most recent government study, set the poverty lines for households of one and two persons at HK$3,800 and HK$8,800 respectively. Yet a 2014 Oxfam Hong Kong study estimated basic monthly living expenses for those living alone stood at about HK$7,...
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