Statistics Tables about Poverty Situation in Hong Kong

DeMartin Ho made this Freedom of Information request to Census and Statistics Department

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Dear Census and Statistics Department,

Greeting, I am writing to request all the statistical tables of the tables and figures and charts of the following publications which can be downloaded in this website (https://www.povertyrelief.gov.hk/eng/arc...), as I am the researcher mainly explore the international comparison among the social inequality.

1. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2012
2. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2013
3. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2014
4. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2015
5. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report on Disability 2013
6. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report on Ethnic Minorities 2014
7. 2015 Study on Earnings Mobility
8. Supplementary Poverty Line Analysis: Expenditure Patterns of Poor Households in 2015

Also, will the following publications available very soon. If so, may I also have the set of tables.
9. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report (on or after 2016)
10. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report on Disability (on or after 2014)
11. Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report on Ethnic Minorities (on or after 2015)
12. Study on Earnings Mobility (on or after 2016)

DeMartin Ho

Census and Statistics Department

Dear DeMartin Ho,

I refer to your recent requests for information as listed in the table
below, to which a consolidated response is given in this reply.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| No. | Date of request | Subject |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 1 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics Tables about Poverty Situation in |
| | | Hong Kong |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 2 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics about subdivided units in Hong Kong |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 3 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics on Household Income Distribution |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 4 | 8 November 2017 | Gini Coefficients in Various Statistical |
| | | Distribution |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

For the above request no. (2) related to statistics about sub-divided
units in Hong Kong, please note that our Department had conducted a
Thematic Household Survey on housing conditions of sub-divided units in
Hong Kong during May to September 2015.  Major findings of the survey were
released in the Thematic Household Survey Report No. 60.  This report,
which contains the latest statistical information on sub-divided units in
Hong Kong available in our Department, can be downloaded from the C&SD
website ([1]http://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B113026...).
 Should you have further enquiry related to this subject, please feel free
to contact Social Surveys Section (2) of our Department (Tel: (852) 2887
0592, Email: [email address]).

For the above requests no. (1), (3) and (4), it is noted that they either
involve very large amount of information or complicated statistical
concepts.  Thus, in order to expedite the process of provision of services
that can best suit your needs in a cost-effective way, it is considered
necessary for us to have direct contact with you, e.g. through telephone,
web conferencing or meeting, to better understand your needs in detail
with a view to working out suitable arrangement before further processing
your requests.  Please contact me or Mrs LUK CHEUNG Mee-ying, Senior
Statistical Officer (Tel: (852) 2582 4736; Email: [email address])
for the necessary arrangement.
       
With best regards,
Patrick Lam
Statistician (Statistical Information Services)1
Census and Statistics Department
Tel: (852) 2582 4731
Email: [email address]

References

Visible links
1. http://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B113026...

Census and Statistics Department

Dear DeMartin Ho,

I refer to your recent requests for information as listed in the table
below, to which a consolidated response is given in this reply.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| No. | Date of request | Subject |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 1 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics Tables about Poverty Situation in |
| | | Hong Kong |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 2 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics about subdivided units in Hong Kong |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 3 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics on Household Income Distribution |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 4 | 8 November 2017 | Gini Coefficients in Various Statistical |
| | | Distribution |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

For the above request no. (2) related to statistics about sub-divided
units in Hong Kong, please note that our Department had conducted a
Thematic Household Survey on housing conditions of sub-divided units in
Hong Kong during May to September 2015.  Major findings of the survey were
released in the Thematic Household Survey Report No. 60.  This report,
which contains the latest statistical information on sub-divided units in
Hong Kong available in our Department, can be downloaded from the C&SD
website ([1]http://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B113026...).
 Should you have further enquiry related to this subject, please feel free
to contact Social Surveys Section (2) of our Department (Tel: (852) 2887
0592, Email: [email address]).

For the above requests no. (1), (3) and (4), it is noted that they either
involve very large amount of information or complicated statistical
concepts.  Thus, in order to expedite the process of provision of services
that can best suit your needs in a cost-effective way, it is considered
necessary for us to have direct contact with you, e.g. through telephone,
web conferencing or meeting, to better understand your needs in detail
with a view to working out suitable arrangement before further processing
your requests.  Please contact me or Mrs LUK CHEUNG Mee-ying, Senior
Statistical Officer (Tel: (852) 2582 4736; Email: [email address])
for the necessary arrangement.
       
With best regards,
Patrick Lam
Statistician (Statistical Information Services)1
Census and Statistics Department
Tel: (852) 2582 4731
Email: [email address]

References

Visible links
1. http://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B113026...

Census and Statistics Department

Dear DeMartin Ho,

I refer to your recent requests for information as listed in the table
below, to which a consolidated response is given in this reply.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| No. | Date of request | Subject |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 1 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics Tables about Poverty Situation in |
| | | Hong Kong |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 2 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics about subdivided units in Hong Kong |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 3 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics on Household Income Distribution |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 4 | 8 November 2017 | Gini Coefficients in Various Statistical |
| | | Distribution |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

For the above request no. (2) related to statistics about sub-divided
units in Hong Kong, please note that our Department had conducted a
Thematic Household Survey on housing conditions of sub-divided units in
Hong Kong during May to September 2015.  Major findings of the survey were
released in the Thematic Household Survey Report No. 60.  This report,
which contains the latest statistical information on sub-divided units in
Hong Kong available in our Department, can be downloaded from the C&SD
website ([1]http://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B113026...).
 Should you have further enquiry related to this subject, please feel free
to contact Social Surveys Section (2) of our Department (Tel: (852) 2887
0592, Email: [email address]).

For the above requests no. (1), (3) and (4), it is noted that they either
involve very large amount of information or complicated statistical
concepts.  Thus, in order to expedite the process of provision of services
that can best suit your needs in a cost-effective way, it is considered
necessary for us to have direct contact with you, e.g. through telephone,
web conferencing or meeting, to better understand your needs in detail
with a view to working out suitable arrangement before further processing
your requests.  Please contact me or Mrs LUK CHEUNG Mee-ying, Senior
Statistical Officer (Tel: (852) 2582 4736; Email: [email address])
for the necessary arrangement.
       
With best regards,
Patrick Lam
Statistician (Statistical Information Services)1
Census and Statistics Department
Tel: (852) 2582 4731
Email: [email address]

References

Visible links
1. http://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B113026...

Census and Statistics Department

Dear DeMartin Ho,

I refer to your recent requests for information as listed in the table
below, to which a consolidated response is given in this reply.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| No. | Date of request | Subject |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 1 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics Tables about Poverty Situation in |
| | | Hong Kong |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 2 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics about subdivided units in Hong Kong |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 3 | 7 November 2017 | Statistics on Household Income Distribution |
|-----+-----------------+------------------------------------------------|
| 4 | 8 November 2017 | Gini Coefficients in Various Statistical |
| | | Distribution |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

For the above request no. (2) related to statistics about sub-divided
units in Hong Kong, please note that our Department had conducted a
Thematic Household Survey on housing conditions of sub-divided units in
Hong Kong during May to September 2015.  Major findings of the survey were
released in the Thematic Household Survey Report No. 60.  This report,
which contains the latest statistical information on sub-divided units in
Hong Kong available in our Department, can be downloaded from the C&SD
website ([1]http://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B113026...).
 Should you have further enquiry related to this subject, please feel free
to contact Social Surveys Section (2) of our Department (Tel: (852) 2887
0592, Email: [email address]).

For the above requests no. (1), (3) and (4), it is noted that they either
involve very large amount of information or complicated statistical
concepts.  Thus, in order to expedite the process of provision of services
that can best suit your needs in a cost-effective way, it is considered
necessary for us to have direct contact with you, e.g. through telephone,
web conferencing or meeting, to better understand your needs in detail
with a view to working out suitable arrangement before further processing
your requests.  Please contact me or Mrs LUK CHEUNG Mee-ying, Senior
Statistical Officer (Tel: (852) 2582 4736; Email: [email address])
for the necessary arrangement.
       
With best regards,
Patrick Lam
Statistician (Statistical Information Services)1
Census and Statistics Department
Tel: (852) 2582 4731
Email: [email address]

References

Visible links
1. http://www.statistics.gov.hk/pub/B113026...