Hong Kong budget: NGO calls for financial assistance for those left jobless, underemployed by strict social-distancing rules

Hongkongers left jobless or underemployed by the recent reimposition of strict social-distancing rules should be singled out for special financial assistance in the upcoming government budget, an advocacy group has said.The Society for Community Organisation (SoCO) on Sunday said it was concerned that lower-income workers had been left out of a new HK$3.57 billion (US$457.7 million) round of pandemic relief aid aimed at shoring up affected businesses.It noted that in addition to the businesses…

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