Women chat at the Cheung Chau harbourfront. Hong Kong is a microcosm of the grossly unequal reality we see globally, with the richest 10 per cent of the city’s households earning 29 times more than the poorest 10 per cent. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong’s next leader must strive for a fairer society by fixing the social safety net
Kalina Tsang calls on the next chief executive to get to grips with a widening rich-poor divide, and improve policies to help the working poor in particular
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Women chat at the Cheung Chau harbourfront. Hong Kong is a microcosm of the grossly unequal reality we see globally, with the richest 10 per cent of the city’s households earning 29 times more than the poorest 10 per cent. Photo: AFP