Lack of public housing top concern for underprivileged Hong Kong children for 15 years, NGOs say

[HKFP] - 01/2/2025

Hong Kong’s underprivileged children have ranked a lack of public housing as their top concern that required government support for 15 years in a row, two NGOs have said. Hong Kong had around 215,000 children under the age of 18 living in poverty last year – meaning one in five children in the (…)



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