Sunday, March 16, 2008

Paragraphs of beggars

Quantifiers; comparisons; measurements; conjunctions I; conjunctions II
Beggar is a person who is begging will suffer emotional and physical harm if the request is not granted but homeless is an individual who lives in a box (an adequate nighttime residence); and an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations; an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodations for human beings.

There are lots of people who get welfare in Hong Kong, about 550, 000 people who get welfare.

There are many reasons causes beggars in the society, like, lack of affordable housing, the jobs are low paying, domestic violence, unemployment, natural disaster and prison release but failed to re-entry into the society.
There aren’t more homeless people in undeveloped countries than developing countries. But in some Third World nations (undeveloped countries), homeless is rampant, even children are living and working in the streets. It is a quite serious problem around the world.
There are some well know beggars such as Bampfylde Moore Carew (even called himself King of the Beggars), Nicolas Jennings, Ryan LarkinEugene Kim, Lazarus and Omar.

The living conditions of homeless in Hong Kong are in outdoor, on the ground and public place like park.

Any person who wanders abroad, or places himself or herself in any public
place, street or waterway to beg or gather alms, or causes or procures or
encourages any child or children so to do, commit an offence and is liable on
conviction- for a first or second offence, to a fine of $500 and to imprisonment a month.


The American federal government stipulates, the personage with ability to work is only limited to getting 6 the society helped; In addition, get unemployment benefit for some time (about 25 weeks) Later, needed to prove that worked or looked for the work during that time, and lost one's job once again, just accord with the qualification of getting the relief fund continuously, but Hong Kong isn’t.

The Hong Kong Jockery Club, Caritas Hong Kong, Salvation Army can provide Temporary Shelters for beggars and street sleepers

Social Welfare Department assistance manages beggars. The Social Welfare Department and non- governmental organizations also provide a wide range of welfare services, which include counseling, accommodation assistance, referrals for financial and other welfare assistance. On the other hand, before the coming of cold spells, District Social Welfare Offices will mobilize non-governmental organizations in their respective district, to assess the needs of the street sleepers and assist them in taking necessary precautionary measures for the coming cold spells.

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