【Policy Address 2023】HKD 20,000 Incentive for Childbirth! What Other Issues Are Netizens Concerned About?

Chief Executive John Lee announced the 2023 Policy Address on October 25, proposing several measures aimed at improving people's livelihoods. These include encouraging childbirth, land and housing, transportation infrastructure, grassroots subsidies, and educational support.

Using the social intelligence platform xMiner, uMax Data analyzed online data from news media, social media, and forums to assess netizens' attention and discussion directions on various policy items following the announcement of the Policy Address.

When did the discussion peak? What were the popular platforms and media accounts?

On October 25, the day Chief Executive John Lee delivered the Policy Address in the Legislative Council, the related discussions gradually increased. The peak occurred around 1 PM, shortly after the Policy Address was delivered, and the discussions gradually declined afterward, with a small peak reappearing during the daytime on the 26th.

In terms of volume distribution, Facebook had the largest volume.

Out of nearly 110,000 posts, over 70,000 were generated on the Facebook platform.

The highest heat value was obtained by the Independent Media, followed by Cable News.

What issues are netizens most concerned about?

Overall, housing, land, and healthcare were the issues that netizens were most concerned about, including the childbirth encouragement plan and housing planning measures.

The childbirth encouragement plan sparked heated discussions among netizens when the Chief Executive delivered the Policy Address.

What are netizens discussing about the childbirth encouragement plan?

The "childbirth encouragement" topic mainly involves three policies: the "HKD 20,000 newborn incentive", "priority arrangement for HOS and public housing", and "increasing the maximum tax deduction limit". The pie chart shows that the public's discussion focus is concentrated on the "HKD 20,000 newborn incentive", accounting for over 60% of the discussion, indicating the extent of discussion and interaction this policy has generated online.

The directions of discussion threads on the "childbirth encouragement" topic can be broadly categorized into six types, with the highest proportion being "new immigrants benefit more" (35.2%), followed by "HKD 20,000 is too little" (17.8%).

What are the comments on the "childbirth encouragement" topic?

Some netizens believe that new immigrants, who have a higher willingness to have children, will significantly benefit from the policy, leading to concerns about increased unfairness in the allocation of public housing and a substantial rise in government expenditure. Additionally, some netizens directly criticize the HKD 20,000 incentive as insufficient and limited in its encouraging effect, or generally criticize the policy as "out of touch" and "unintelligent". There are also comments expressing a lack of understanding of why the government introduced such policies, considering the officials "brainless" or "sick".

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