12th May, 2010 - One out of nine living under breadline in HK

(From ChinaNews)

The latest study revealed that more than 10% of people in Hong Kong were living in poverty. The figure increased by 19% in the first three quarters last year. The government said the increase was attributed by the global financial and economic crisis. Critics said the figure implied that the government stragety on poverty was not working. Despite Hong Kong had rode out from the economic downturn, it was an illusion that officials believed the trickle-down effect would help to ease the poverty.