Hong Kong should consider raising taxes to counter a growing wealth gap that is now at a historic high, a social policy academic who is tipped to be the next welfare minister said.
Dr Law Chi-kwong, a member of the Poverty Commission, warned that the problem would get worse because the population was ageing rapidly and the next administration must figure out how to tackle elderly poverty.
His remarks came days after the government revealed the latest Gini coefficient measure...
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