Commission on Poverty

93.         The Government reinstated the Commission on Poverty (CoP) a few months ago to combat poverty. Poverty alleviation will be carried out at three levels. I will chair the annual Poverty Summit to set the directions and reinforce the over-arching strategies. The Chief Secretary for Administration will chair the CoP and co-ordinate specific measures. The six task forces underpinning the CoP will look into specific areas and draw up appropriate policies and measures to tackle the problems.

94.         The focus of the CoP is to develop poverty alleviation policies. Its work includes reviewing the effectiveness of existing poverty alleviation policies, formulating new policies to prevent and alleviate both poverty and social exclusion, as well as promoting upward social mobility. Task forces under the CoP will work on different fronts: supporting the underprivileged who have special needs; promoting education, employment and training to encourage self-reliance and better promotion prospects; and engaging the community and fostering cross-sectoral collaboration among the Government, businesses and other sectors.

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