国内英语资讯:HKSAR govt unveils 10 livelihood initiatives to benefit over a mln grassroots
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 14-- <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> (<span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span>) <span word="Carrie">Carrie</span> <span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> 10 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="livelihood">livelihood</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="grassroots">grassroots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="underprivileged">underprivileged</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="livelihood">livelihood</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (1.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>, <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="underemployed">underemployed</span>, <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="households">households</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="inadequately">inadequately</span> <span word="housed">housed</span>, <span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAR">SAR</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="diversified">diversified</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combine">combine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Normal">Normal</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="Allowance">Allowance</span> <span word="Scheme">Scheme</span> (<span word="OALA">OALA</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Higher">Higher</span> <span word="OALA">OALA</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 65 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,585 <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (491 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>, <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="households">households</span>, <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="underemployed">underemployed</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="allowances">allowances</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAR">SAR</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p><span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAR">SAR</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="underprivileged">underprivileged</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="recurrent">recurrent</span> <span word="expenditure">expenditure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="from">from</span> 65.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> (8.4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> 2017-18 <span word="to">to</span> 84.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> (10.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> 2019-20, <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 29 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>," <span word="Lam">Lam</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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