In the 2001 budget, the Government announced plans to establish a permanent programme within the Social Security Board to assist the elderly and other economically deprived groups, regardless of whether or not they had contributed to the social security fund.
在2001年预算中，政府声明在社会保障局内制订一个长期方案，协助老年人和其他贫穷群体，不论他们是否已对社会保障基金缴款。