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APPENDIX 44

(Chapter 11: Social Welfare)

Social Security Schemes

APPENDICES

As at end of year

Number of cases

Type

1999

2000

2001

Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

230 681

Social Security Allowance

534 764

228 060 547 652

241 673

559 399

Criminal and Law Enforcement Injuries

Compensation

778

690

629

Traffic Accident Victims Assistance

6 490

6 462

6 646

Emergency Relief (1)

48

41

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 45

(Chapter 12: Housing)

Number of Quarters and Estimated Persons Accommodated

as at Mid 2001

Type of housing

Hong Kong Island

Kowloon

Public rental housing

78 600

265 000

353 600

Subsidized sale flats (1)

46 400

89 900

251 600

Number of quarterst

New Territories

Total

697 200

387 900

Private permanent housing

330 000

331 100

515 500

1 176 500

Total permanent housing

455 000

686 000

1 120 600

2 261 600

Temporary housing

1 800

4 800

36 900

43.500

Type of housing

Public rental housing

Subsidized sale flats (1)

Private permanent housing

Total permanent

Temporary housing Marine

Total population

Hong Kong

Island

Kowloon

Estimated persons accommodated

New Territories

Total

242 200

148 800 930 100

1 321 100

5 800

743 200 294 200

970 700

2008 100

14 900

1 141 400

2 126 800

829 500

1 272 500

1 338 200

3 309 100 60 200

3 239 000

6 638 300

80 800

5 700

6 724 900

526

Notes: Figures may not add up to total due to rounding. Figures are provisional.

(1) Including the quarters sold under the Housing Authority Tenants Purchase Scheme which were previously included under public

rental housing.

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As from 2001, the coverage of quarters has been revised mainly to exclude those in hotels and institutions. Therefore, figures in this table are not strictly comparable to those published in earlier editions of this publication.

Source: Census Planning Section, Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2716 8006)