ELDERLY PROTEST AS TUNG MAKES POLICY SPEECH IN HONG KONG, 2001-10-10 (photo)

A 78-year-old woman chants slogans as she joins more than 100 other elderly protesters to demand an increase of HK$1,000 (US$130) per month of social benefits outside the Legislative Council where Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa makes his policy speech October 10, 2001. An alarming 1.25 million people, or almost 18 percent of the population of nearly seven million, are living in poverty, according to an alliance of social groups. By their definition, those living in poverty are families making HK$2,550 (US$330) a month or less. REUTERS/Bobby Yip BY/PB