#ReliefFund #Discrimination
Legislators Criticise Distribution of Anti-epidemic Relief Fund: Perfunctory, Suspected of Favouring those under Functional Constituencies
Hong Kong Government sets up a $30 billion “Anti-Epidemic Fund" in February to aid affected enterprises during the coronavirus outbreak, but some industries are apparently not covered.
Therefore, members of 17 industries, including hairstyling, fitness, yoga, remedial education and human resources, formed a "Forgotten Industries Alliance" in protest of the government's negligence.
“Members in the same profession are not receiving the same kind of financial assistance.”
Source: Stand News #Mar4
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Legislators Criticise Distribution of Anti-epidemic Relief Fund: Perfunctory, Suspected of Favouring those under Functional Constituencies
Hong Kong Government sets up a $30 billion “Anti-Epidemic Fund" in February to aid affected enterprises during the coronavirus outbreak, but some industries are apparently not covered.
Therefore, members of 17 industries, including hairstyling, fitness, yoga, remedial education and human resources, formed a "Forgotten Industries Alliance" in protest of the government's negligence.
“Members in the same profession are not receiving the same kind of financial assistance.”
Source: Stand News #Mar4
https://tinyurl.com/wzl2qsv
Read more
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18196
#ReliefFund #Discrimination
Legislators Criticise Distribution of Anti-epidemic Relief Fund: Perfunctory, Suspected of Favouring those under Functional Constituencies
Hong Kong Government sets up a $30 billion “Anti-Epidemic Fund" in February to aid affected enterprises during the coronavirus outbreak, but some industries are apparently not covered.
Therefore, members of 17 industries, including hairstyling, fitness, yoga, remedial education and human resources, formed a "Forgotten Industries Alliance" in protest of the government's negligence. The Alliance held a press conference on Thursday, March 5, accompanied by pro-democracy legislators Leung Yiu-chung and Cheng Chong-Tai.
Spokesperson of the Alliance, So Dick-hei, queried distribution of the relief fund among affected industries. He said, “while fishermen are covered, farmers are excluded; theatrical troupes are covered, but theatre dance classes are excluded; travel agents are included, but tourist coaches are excluded.”
The Alliance called on the government to allocate a second round of relief funds to fill the gaps.
Pro-democracy legislator Cheng Chong-Tai, noted problems with the implementation of the relief fund and criticised the government for focusing only certain members within the same industry - that “members in the same profession are not receiving the same kind of financial assistance” with some who are not benefiting from the relief funds at all.
The Alliance was also disappointed that Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration, had turned down the group’s invitation to a press conference twice due to his “busy schedule”.
Source: Stand News #Mar4
https://tinyurl.com/wzl2qsv
#ChinesePneumonia #ReliefFund
Legislators Criticise Distribution of Anti-epidemic Relief Fund: Perfunctory, Suspected of Favouring those under Functional Constituencies
Hong Kong Government sets up a $30 billion “Anti-Epidemic Fund" in February to aid affected enterprises during the coronavirus outbreak, but some industries are apparently not covered.
Therefore, members of 17 industries, including hairstyling, fitness, yoga, remedial education and human resources, formed a "Forgotten Industries Alliance" in protest of the government's negligence. The Alliance held a press conference on Thursday, March 5, accompanied by pro-democracy legislators Leung Yiu-chung and Cheng Chong-Tai.
Spokesperson of the Alliance, So Dick-hei, queried distribution of the relief fund among affected industries. He said, “while fishermen are covered, farmers are excluded; theatrical troupes are covered, but theatre dance classes are excluded; travel agents are included, but tourist coaches are excluded.”
The Alliance called on the government to allocate a second round of relief funds to fill the gaps.
Pro-democracy legislator Cheng Chong-Tai, noted problems with the implementation of the relief fund and criticised the government for focusing only certain members within the same industry - that “members in the same profession are not receiving the same kind of financial assistance” with some who are not benefiting from the relief funds at all.
The Alliance was also disappointed that Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration, had turned down the group’s invitation to a press conference twice due to his “busy schedule”.
Source: Stand News #Mar4
https://tinyurl.com/wzl2qsv
#ChinesePneumonia #ReliefFund
#FailedState #Coronavirus
Trade Unions See Loopholes in Hong Kong Government's Virus Relief Fund
//Trade unions have warned that the latest round of anti-epidemic relief measures in Hong Kong don't go far enough, and there are loopholes in the scheme that need to be plugged.
Speaking at a press conference on April 15, Confederation of Trade Unions' chairwoman Carol Ng said the government's latest HK$137.5 billion relief package fails to help potentially hundreds of thousands of casual workers and people who have recently lost their jobs.
Ng said that a lot of freelancers and self-employed workers won't be eligible to receive 50 percent of their wages up to HK$9,000 from the government.
She also suggested that firms could give the government salary data from earlier in the year, before some implemented pay cuts, and then pocket the difference when the government subsidies come in.
Source: RTHK #Apr15
#AntiEpidemic #ReliefFund #TradeUnion
Trade Unions See Loopholes in Hong Kong Government's Virus Relief Fund
//Trade unions have warned that the latest round of anti-epidemic relief measures in Hong Kong don't go far enough, and there are loopholes in the scheme that need to be plugged.
Speaking at a press conference on April 15, Confederation of Trade Unions' chairwoman Carol Ng said the government's latest HK$137.5 billion relief package fails to help potentially hundreds of thousands of casual workers and people who have recently lost their jobs.
Ng said that a lot of freelancers and self-employed workers won't be eligible to receive 50 percent of their wages up to HK$9,000 from the government.
She also suggested that firms could give the government salary data from earlier in the year, before some implemented pay cuts, and then pocket the difference when the government subsidies come in.
Source: RTHK #Apr15
#AntiEpidemic #ReliefFund #TradeUnion
#FailedState
Relief Fund Loophole?: Hong Kong Government Official Accuses Press Of Raising Weird Questions
During the press conference held on 14 April, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong was questioned by the press for several times on the loopholes of the Employment Support Scheme.
The media pointed out tgat the loopholes might potentially enable employers taking advantages from the employees through the relief fund.
Rathering that answering, labour minister accused the press of raising “unrealistic” and “weird questions of all kinds”.
Source: InMedia
#14Apr #LawChiKwong #EmploymentSupportScheme
#ReliefFund #CoronavirusCrisis
Relief Fund Loophole?: Hong Kong Government Official Accuses Press Of Raising Weird Questions
During the press conference held on 14 April, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong was questioned by the press for several times on the loopholes of the Employment Support Scheme.
The media pointed out tgat the loopholes might potentially enable employers taking advantages from the employees through the relief fund.
Rathering that answering, labour minister accused the press of raising “unrealistic” and “weird questions of all kinds”.
Source: InMedia
#14Apr #LawChiKwong #EmploymentSupportScheme
#ReliefFund #CoronavirusCrisis
#FailedState
#LegCo Approves HK$24 billion Government's Anti-Pandemic Relief Fund Despite Heavy Criticism and Challenges Over Use of Expenditure
The Legislative Council approved the third round of the Anti-Pandemic Fund, amounted HK$24 billion on September 28, 2020, although legislators across different political affiliations unilaterally criticized the measures being unable to assist the needy, and a waste of public money.
Wong Ting-kwong, a member of pro-Beijing party, DAB, slammed at government official’s request for additional staff recruitment in support of application review. Despite that, he eventually voted in favour of the proposal.
Several pro-democracy lawmakers moved provisional motions in the meeting, such as the addition of unemployment assistance to the Fund and release of more cash to citizens. None of which has been approved.
Source: Stand News #Sept28
#ReliefFund
#LegCo Approves HK$24 billion Government's Anti-Pandemic Relief Fund Despite Heavy Criticism and Challenges Over Use of Expenditure
The Legislative Council approved the third round of the Anti-Pandemic Fund, amounted HK$24 billion on September 28, 2020, although legislators across different political affiliations unilaterally criticized the measures being unable to assist the needy, and a waste of public money.
Wong Ting-kwong, a member of pro-Beijing party, DAB, slammed at government official’s request for additional staff recruitment in support of application review. Despite that, he eventually voted in favour of the proposal.
Several pro-democracy lawmakers moved provisional motions in the meeting, such as the addition of unemployment assistance to the Fund and release of more cash to citizens. None of which has been approved.
Source: Stand News #Sept28
#ReliefFund