Poverty line a limited marker, Hong Kong minister says, as aid focus expands to carers (opens original article in a new tab)

Hong Kong's welfare minister said the poverty line is an inadequate tool for aid allocation, emphasizing the need to expand support for carers and other vulnerable groups.

• Hong Kong's welfare minister defended dropping the poverty line as an aid indicator, calling it a limited statistical concept.
• The government introduced a new 21-indicator framework to identify vulnerable groups, including carers.
• The poverty line was criticized for not capturing needs beyond income, such as support for carers.