Social Welfare In Hong Kong Case Study
This essay is about the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before the change in sovereignty in 1997, which is divided into four stages. The main factors affecting the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before 1997 will then be discussed.
There are four phases in the history of social policy in Hong Kong before 1997. They are Residual social policy, Partial social policy, The Big Bang Social Policy, and The Incremental Social policy
Phase 1 is Residual Social policy, which was between 1842 to 1952. At first, education was provided by Chinese teachers and some Christian churches. In 1842, the government gave a grant of land to Morrison Education Society, which was a missionary body and later gave grants to Chinese schools in …show more content…
In 1844, Queen Victoria even wrote to see if they could exchange Hong Kong for a “healthier” colony. In 1850, death in troops increased to almost 24% mortality while that of civilian population was 10%. Between 1894-1901, bubonic plague caused thousands of death. However, the government wasn’t willing to help and even if they were, help was delayed as plans had to first be submitted to London. Thus, the government relied heavily on missionaries to provide health services. In 1872, Tung Wah, a hospital for Chinese was opened by a group of Chinese businessmen, with the help of sponsors. After 1942, the plaque disappeared and health conditions started to improve.
Basically, there were little social welfare during this phase, main reasons being, social welfare was uncommon in other countries; Chinese believed in difference in relationship closeness, so they felt responsible towards family members, but not non-family members, including the government; and there was a change in population as those who were facing challenges chose to move back to …show more content…
There began to be more urgent social needs and demand of social services in the 1950s. In 1948, social welfare office under the Secretary of Chinese Affairs was set up, which was turned into a department in 1958. In 1965, the first White Paper on Social Welfare was published and the government placed responsibility on the family and voluntary
There are four phases in the history of social policy in Hong Kong before 1997. They are Residual social policy, Partial social policy, The Big Bang Social Policy, and The Incremental Social policy
Phase 1 is Residual Social policy, which was between 1842 to 1952. At first, education was provided by Chinese teachers and some Christian churches. In 1842, the government gave a grant of land to Morrison Education Society, which was a missionary body and later gave grants to Chinese schools in …show more content…
In 1844, Queen Victoria even wrote to see if they could exchange Hong Kong for a “healthier” colony. In 1850, death in troops increased to almost 24% mortality while that of civilian population was 10%. Between 1894-1901, bubonic plague caused thousands of death. However, the government wasn’t willing to help and even if they were, help was delayed as plans had to first be submitted to London. Thus, the government relied heavily on missionaries to provide health services. In 1872, Tung Wah, a hospital for Chinese was opened by a group of Chinese businessmen, with the help of sponsors. After 1942, the plaque disappeared and health conditions started to improve.
Basically, there were little social welfare during this phase, main reasons being, social welfare was uncommon in other countries; Chinese believed in difference in relationship closeness, so they felt responsible towards family members, but not non-family members, including the government; and there was a change in population as those who were facing challenges chose to move back to …show more content…
There began to be more urgent social needs and demand of social services in the 1950s. In 1948, social welfare office under the Secretary of Chinese Affairs was set up, which was turned into a department in 1958. In 1965, the first White Paper on Social Welfare was published and the government placed responsibility on the family and voluntary