郭瑛琦 | 葉兆輝
「剝奪放大」（deprivationamplification）理論指出，貧窮地區與富裕地區相比資源可達性（accessibility）往往較低，匱乏的資源容易導致原本就已陷入貧窮的住戶的生活再度雪上加霜。香港政府一向以「建設平等、公平、公正的社會」作為施政理念的原則，然而對於「本地基礎設施的空間分佈是否公平」這一議題，目前尚未有系統的實證研究對其進行評估。本文章的主要目的是評估香港貧富地區的基礎設施空間可達性是否存在顯著差異。深入探究基礎設施的空間分佈有助於社會資源的有效配置，對政策的制訂具有一定參考作用。也希望透過數據分析，釐清一些基本事實，提升討論解決社會問題的水平。 Read More
彭晨虹 | 葉兆輝 | 羅亦華
近年來，港人對貧富差距的不滿日益加深，以堅尼系數（Gini Coefficient）【註】為例，1971年香港的堅尼系數為0.430，之後穩步攀升，2011年達到0.537。在過去40多年，香港的堅尼系數一直處於超過警戒線的高水平。然而，為何年輕一代對貧富差距的抱怨比父輩強烈？有人說，那是由於代際流動減慢。 Read More
Paul Yip
According to the latest study on prices and earnings by UBS, Hong Kong ranked second in average wages, after Tokyo, among 71 cities.
In terms of purchasing power and taking into account differences in the cost of living, Hong Kong ranked top for the amount of time it would take an average worker to earn enough to buy a McDonald’s Big Mac and an Apple iPhone 6: nine minutes, and 52 hours, respectively. That’s better than the likes of Sydney, New York, London and Singapore. Read More
Use happiness as a measure of success 🙂
Life is about challenging your limits and limiting your challenge.
Be able to laugh, learn, and reflect on our mistakes 😉
Paul Yip
The election of Sadiq Khan as mayor of London should be of interest to Hongkongers in understanding what a global city is all about. London is one of most important finance centres in the world. It has a population of 8.6 million people, with 44 per cent consisting of black and ethnic minorities, while one in eight is Muslim. The cultural diversity has enriched its business, finance and politics and the city attracts many people from different parts of the world. Read More
It’s not happiness that bring us gratitude;
It’s gratitude that bring us happiness.
張一 | 葉兆輝 | 鄭雅心
A小姐自小與母親相依為命。兩年前居屋業主收回以友情價租出的「蝸居」後，驟感迷茫。天下之大，竟找不到容身之所。當時母親及自己均有穩定工作，兩人不合資格申請公屋，卻又負擔不起私人樓宇昂貴的租金，更莫想「上車」買樓，對兩母女來說簡直是天方夜譚。結果，為了成為公屋合資格申請人，母親辭去了工作，寄居於親友籬下的板間房。而A小姐則硬着頭皮投靠多年不見的父親。按房屋署指示，兩人公屋的入息上限為1萬6000元，因此母親只能到街市打打散工。兩人的生活開支主要靠A小姐的文職工作一力承擔。 Read More
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