• Source: Poverty Campaign: Speak Up

Poverty Campaign: Speak Up (Chinese: 一百萬人的故事) is a society show on Hong Kong's TVB sponsored by general manager Stephen Chan. The title literally means "The story of a million people" as the show allows the poor to speak out about their poverty experience. Most complaints are against the way the Hong Kong government and major corporations treat them unfairly. Much of the theme is about the increasing gap between the rich and the poor.




Episodes


Poverty Campaign: Speak Up: Donation operations (一百萬人的故事 - 捐贈大行動)
Poverty Campaign: Speak Up: Learn and care (一百萬人的故事 - 了解‧關懷)
Poverty Campaign: Speak Up: Citizens open talk (一百萬人的故事 - 全民開講)




Government problems


Lack of minimum wages
Uneven and unfair distribution of government wealth
The government only listens to the rich, then make laws that favor the rich
No actions are taken to help the poor
Some comparisons are made for government standard before and after the 1997 handover




Society problems


Lowered living standards, instead of increasing
Large families often supported by 1 working member in the household
Growing numbers of children born below the poverty line




Participants


An example of a participant of the show is Ah Ying. She was a toilet cleaner employed by contractors hired by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department. Her hourly wage cut from HK$23.50 to HK$20, when her job title was changed to "washroom attendant" in 2005.




Celebrities who have taken part


Eason Chan
Kelly Chan
Eric Tsang
Carina Lau
Sandra Ng
Stephen Chan




Notes






References


TVB 捐贈大行動
TVB April 4, 2008

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