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生活困擾: 試論九七前後香港的貧窮問題

宏泰鄭

香港大學亞洲研究中心, 香港

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紹倫黃

香港大學亞洲研究中心, 香港

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本文嘗試引用自1988至2001年期間所進行的全港性社會指標調查資料，分析香港的貧窮問題。從數據上看，我們發現香港社會已明顯地出現“貧者愈貧”的現象。若受訪者是來自低教育、低收入以至低技術階層的話，他們陷入貧窮困局的機會便愈大。受訪的貧窮者當中對家庭、個人以至工作各方面的不滿情緒，往往較那些生活條件充裕者大；至於對經濟環境、就業和政府管治方面的怨憤，也較為強烈。以上各種趨勢，不但十分突顯，而且有愈來愈嚴重的傾向，值得當局小心處理。

With reference to the territory-wide household survey data that was obtained from 1988 to 2001, this paper tries to analyze the poverty problem in Hong Kong before and after the hand-over. Our data clearly shows that in the past one and a half decades, the poverty problem has become worst. In comparison with the well-off families, respondents who came from the poorer families have become more dissatisfied with the living environment, the working situation, economic prospectus as well as the administration of the government. If the government would not take effective action to solve this worsening poverty problem, the foundation of the territory's social stability will be threatened.

自1988年起，在大學研究資助局 (Research Grants Council) 的資助下，香港大學、香港中文大學和香港理工大學攜手合作，每兩年一屆進行全港性的社會指標調查，藉以了解香港社會的發展情況，本文有關資料，便是歷屆 (1988–2001年) 調查的結果，謹此致謝。另外，我們也要向兩位匿名評審員致以衷心謝意，他們提出的寶貴意見，使文章的理論和分析更為嚴謹扎實。若對本文有任何意見，請聯絡鄭宏泰博士或黃紹倫教授。地址：香港薄扶林道香港大學亞洲研究中心。

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