CHAPTER 12
CONCLUSIONS
12.1
This Green Paper sets out how the Government considers social security should be developed in Hong Kong. If its proposals receive general support from the community, and are implemented, the protection given by the community to those most in need of protection will be much improved and Hong Kong will have developed a social security system which largely meets the particular needs and circumstances of Hong Kong.
Financial implications
12.2
The estimated financial implications of the proposals are set out in the table below.
Table 3
1978/79 1979/80 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83
$m
Sm
$m
$m
(a) Public Assistance Scheme
(i)
supplementary
16.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
allowance for
long term cases
(ii)
old age
37.50
31.00
33.00
35.00
36.00
supplement
(iii) disregarded
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
earnings
(iv)
appeal board and
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
0.25
other admini-
strative measures
(b) Welfare Allowance Scheme
(1)
extension to
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
residential
institutional
accommodation
(ii)
extension of old
5.50
46.50
70.00 85.50
90.00
age allowance
(iii) chronic sickness
5.00 18.00 25.50 40.00
allowance
Total $m
65.00 104.50
143.00 168.00 188.00
Note: Apart from (a) (iii) & (iv), the financial estimates are rounded
up to the nearest half million dollars.
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