APPENDIX 44
(Chapter 11: Social Welfare) Social Security Schemes
APPENDICES
Type
1998
As at end of year
1999
Number of cases
2000
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
227 454
Social Security Allowance
525 281
230 681 534 764
228 060 547 652
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries
Compensation
730
778
690
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance
6 385
6.490
6 462
Emergency Relief (1)
55
48
41
Note: (1) Figures denote the number of incidents requiring emergency relief services during the year. Source: Social Welfare Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2892 5232)
APPENDIX
(Chapter 12: Housing)
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Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated
as at Mid 2000
Type of housing
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
Number of quarters New Territories
Total
Public rental housing
77 800
253 200
350 000
681 000
Subsidized sale flats (1)
41 500
79 400
219 900
340 700
Private permanent housing
340 900
345 600
513 500
I 200 100
Total permanent housing
460 300
678 100
1 083 400
2 221 800
Temporary housing
1 800
5 800
38 100
45 700
Type of housing
Public rental housing
Subsidized sale flats (1)
Private permanent housing
Total permanent
Temporary housing
Marine
Vietnamese migrants
Total population
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
Estimated persons accommodated**
New Territories
Total
241 800
750 100
1 160 800
2 152 800
139 400 988 100
268 300
751 800
1 159 400
1 369 300
5 300
1 048 400
2 066 800 11.900
1 354 500
3 267 100 69 100
3 391 000
6 703 200
86 300
6 400
700
6 796 700
Notes: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding. Figures are provisional.
(1) Including the quarters sold under the Housing Authority Tenant Purchase Scheme which were previously included under public rental
housing.
Since August 2000, the "resident population" approach has been adopted in place of the "extended de facto" approach for compiling Hong Kong population figures. Revised population figures backdated to 1996 have been compiled. In this table, population figures and population-related figures are compiled based on the new approach. Notwithstanding the change, they are broadly comparable with those of earlier years.
Source: Census Planning Section (1), Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2716 8006)
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