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Why is there a wealth gap in HK? Aid agency Oxfam's ideas to solve the city’s greatest disparity between rich and poor in 45 years
As a comparison, last year spending in Canada amounted to 18.1 per cent, and 19.2 in South Korea. Social welfare spending accounts for only 16.5 per cent of total expenditure in Hong Kong.