Comment on the Development of Social Welfare in Hong Kong. What Are the Factors Affecting the Development of Social Welfare in Hong Kong?
Introduction
Social welfare is the societal institution responsible for providing assistance to those in needs. This term was used in a narrow sense to refer to social security and social service like CSSA; elderly assistance etc that provided by the government and it also serves the interests of the society and works for people’s well-being. However, in this essay, the term ‘social welfare’ has a broader sense that it means the welfare people supposed to have.
This essay will comment on the development of social welfare in Hong Kong and discuss the factors affecting the development of social welfare. As the society develops, there are some new social needs in every stage of developing. Thus, there will be different types of social welfare to fulfill the social needs. So in this essay, the development of social welfare in Hong Kong is divided into 6 different phases.
The phases of development are marked according to the social incidences which led to a change in the provision of social welfare. The Second World War plays an important role in the first phase, namely the residual social policy I from the early 19th century up to 1944.And the residual social policy II from 1944 to 1952. Then the partial social policy from 1953 to 1970. The big bang social policy from 1971 to 1977.The fifth phase is the incremental social policy from 1978 to 1997.And the last one is the modern social policy from 1997 to present.
In Hong Kong, the development of social welfare mainly depends on economical factor, political factor, social condition, historical factor etc. In this essay, I will comment each phase clearly by these factors.
1. Residual Social Policy I, 19th century to 1944 Since the Opium War in 1842, Hong Kong was became British colony. The British government adopted the ‘policy of economic and social non-interventionism’ in ruling Hong Kong. So the public expenditure of social welfare was mainly on the basic necessities.
In this period of time, the social
Social welfare is the societal institution responsible for providing assistance to those in needs. This term was used in a narrow sense to refer to social security and social service like CSSA; elderly assistance etc that provided by the government and it also serves the interests of the society and works for people’s well-being. However, in this essay, the term ‘social welfare’ has a broader sense that it means the welfare people supposed to have.
This essay will comment on the development of social welfare in Hong Kong and discuss the factors affecting the development of social welfare. As the society develops, there are some new social needs in every stage of developing. Thus, there will be different types of social welfare to fulfill the social needs. So in this essay, the development of social welfare in Hong Kong is divided into 6 different phases.
The phases of development are marked according to the social incidences which led to a change in the provision of social welfare. The Second World War plays an important role in the first phase, namely the residual social policy I from the early 19th century up to 1944.And the residual social policy II from 1944 to 1952. Then the partial social policy from 1953 to 1970. The big bang social policy from 1971 to 1977.The fifth phase is the incremental social policy from 1978 to 1997.And the last one is the modern social policy from 1997 to present.
In Hong Kong, the development of social welfare mainly depends on economical factor, political factor, social condition, historical factor etc. In this essay, I will comment each phase clearly by these factors.
1. Residual Social Policy I, 19th century to 1944 Since the Opium War in 1842, Hong Kong was became British colony. The British government adopted the ‘policy of economic and social non-interventionism’ in ruling Hong Kong. So the public expenditure of social welfare was mainly on the basic necessities.
In this period of time, the social
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