Country Report and Technical Report
Region: Asia (East Asia)
Report summary: Despite its advanced economy, Hong Kong’s policies for family caregivers have significant gaps with respect to dependent care leave, flexitime options, and nursing support for new mothers. Hong Kong scored much better for Sub-Index B because, with close to 380,000 migrant domestic workers, the government has been forced to strengthen its protections on this front. Overall, Hong Kong scored 5.28 (out of 10) on the GCPI, locating itself on the low end of the ‘Maturing’ band of the GCPI.
Note: As of December 2021, Category A6 on Family-Friendly Workplace Policies has been retitled as “Mother-Friendly Workplace Policies”.
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5.28/10
| Population (million) | 7.45 |
| GDP (USD, billion) | 48,756 |
| Human Development Index | NA |
| Women’s Labor Force Participation Rate | 54% |
| Percentage of the Informal Economy | NA |
| Old-age Dependency Ratio | NA |
| Access to Basic Drinking Water* | 100% |
| Access to Electricity* | 100% |
| Access to Sanitation Services* | 96% |
| Access to Essential Health Services*† | NA |
Source: World Bank Open Data, Human Development Index, International Labour Organization 2019, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
* Household access
†The WHO defines essential health services as “the average [household] coverage of essential services based on tracer interventions that include reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health; infectious diseases; noncommunicable diseases; and service capacity and access; among the general and the most disadvantaged population”
Data correct as of 2020.
The recommended citation for this report is as follows:
Nalwa, Anoushka, Karen Liu and Anju M. Paul. 2021. Global Care Policy Index 2020 Country Report: Hong Kong. Singapore: Global Care Policy Index. https://globalcarepolicy.commons.yale-nus.edu.sg/country_profile/hongkong.
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