On May 19, the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society (HKFWS) released the “Hong Kong Happiness Index 2022” report, which showed the overall level of family happiness in Hong Kong has dropped significantly, compared with 2019 when the anti-extradition movement was happening.
According to the report, the 2022 index dropped to 6.10 from 6.31 in 2019, a decrease of 0.21, which is at the low end of the general level.
Along with the COVID pandemic, the unemployment rate in Hong Kong has continued to decline, and household income shows that “the poor get poorer.”
HKFWS urged the new Chief Executive John Lee to promote family wellbeing in Hong Kong as a policy goal….