Hong Kong’s wealth gap reaches ‘tipping point’ under COVID as unemployment rises among poor

The elderly and women are struggling to find employment

Originally published on Global Voices

Photo: Lea Mok from HKFP. Used with permission.

This post was written by Lea Mok and published in Hong Kong Free Press on 6 October 2022. The following version is published on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement.

The pandemic has exacerbated Hong Kong’s wealth gap, with the city’s poorest making 47 times less than its richest residents, Oxfam Hong Kong has said.