Major social welfare advances have been made by the government and non-governmental organisations in the past decade,with expenditure increasing from $2.82 billion in 1987/88 to $19.04 billion during 1997/98.

• 过去10年，政府和非政府机构在推行社会福利工作方面，取得重大进展；社会福利开支由一九八七至八八年度的28.；2亿元，增至一九九七至九八年度的190