https://www.scmp.com/rss/308941/feed Ho Hei-wah is a veteran social activist whose work focuses on protecting the rights of the underprivileged communities in Hong Kong. Over the decades, he has advocated for better policies to improve livelihood and housing conditions, and alleviate poverty. He is currently the director of the Society for Community Organization and a non-official member of the Hong Kong government's Commission on Poverty. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Visiting families living in subdivided flats earlier this month, the new Secretary for Transport and Housing, Frank Chan Fan, pledged that the government will collaborate with NGOs to operate subdivided rental flats at below market price for underprivileged families. This is not an entirely new idea, as a few NGOs, including the Society for Community Organisation, have already been implementing social housing of a similar kind. But we commend the administration for thinking outside the box to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2103871/no-more-coffin-homes-how-hong-kong-families-waiting-public?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2103871/no-more-coffin-homes-how-hong-kong-families-waiting-public?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:23:33 +0000 The chief executive used his policy address to introduce a new initiative to help working poor families who have been suffering for decades. The low-income family supplement, a secondary safety net advocated by grass-roots organisations since the handover, shows a fundamental change in the way the government views wealth distribution. It is a step by the administration towards tackling one of the deep-seated contradictions in our society. According to statistics from the Commission on Poverty,... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1406450/low-income-family-supplement-step-forward-more-needs-be-done?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1406450/low-income-family-supplement-step-forward-more-needs-be-done?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:11:15 +0000 Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah was recently criticised for not using public money flexibly and justly for our needs. The criticism has sparked a widespread discussion in society and drawn a response from the financial secretary. As far as the government's public financial philosophy is concerned, non-governmental organisations have been continuously criticising the government for not having a set of comprehensive strategies in response to the social changes. Insufficient public... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1295107/government-must-address-societys-most-urgent-needs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1295107/government-must-address-societys-most-urgent-needs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:00:00 +0000