APPENDIX 40
(Chapter 11: Social Welfare) Social Security Schemes
APPENDICES
Number of cases
As at end of year
Type
1997
1998
1999
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance.
186 932
Social Security Allowance
515 498
227 454
525 281
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230 681
534 764
Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries
Compensation
764
730*
778
Traffic Accident Victims Assistance
6 169
6 385
6 490
Emergency Relief (1)
66
55
48
Note: (1) Figures denote the number of incidents requiring emergency relief services during the year.
Revised figure.
Source: Social Welfare Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2892 5232)
APPENDIX 41
(Chapter 12: Housing)
Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated as at Mid 1999
Number of quarters
Hong
Kong
Type of housing
Island
Kowloon
New Territories
Total (2)
Public rental housing
77 700
250 100
354 300
682 100
Subsidized sale flats (1)
37 200
68 100
192 400
297 800
Private permanent housing
337 300
338 000
455 900
1 131 300
Total permanent housing
452 200
656 300
1 002 600
2 111 100
Temporary housing
2 400
6 900
46 500
55 800
Hong
Kong
Type of housing
Island
Kowloon
Estimated persons accommodated
New Territories
Total (2)
Public rental housing
261 200
Subsidized sale flats
(1)
136 000
Private permanent housing
1 005 300
806 200
239 000
1 063 200
1 257 500
2 324 800
686 700
1 061 600
1 282 700
3 351 200
Total permanent
1 402 400
Temporary housing
5 200
2 108 400
15 600
3 226 900 68 000
6 737 700
88 800
Marine
14 100
Vietnamese migrants
2 400
Total population
6 843 000
Notes: (1) Including the quarters sold under the Housing Authority Tenant Purchase Scheme which were previously included under public rental
housing.
(2) Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.
Source:
506
Census Planning Section (1), Census and Statistics Department. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2716 8006)
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