The Commission on Poverty will submit a report summing up its work over the past two and a half years and recommend the way forward for the next administration to address and alleviate poverty, Commission Secretary Stephen Fisher says.

Speaking to the media today, Mr Fisher said the core principle of Hong Kong's poverty-alleviation policy is to help the disadvantaged move from welfare to self-reliance by promoting employment.

The Legislative Council has approved $365 million in funding for a one-year pilot transport-support scheme to encourage unemployed and low-income people in financial difficulties who live in remote areas to seek jobs and work across districts.

Mr Fisher said there are now more than 200 social enterprises providing thousands of jobs to people who have difficulty finding work.

As Chief Executive Donald Tsang has stressed, social-enterprise development is a priority for the next-term Government.

By providing the unemployed with employment assistance and retraining opportunities, the Government hopes they could become self-reliant and improve their livelihood.

To help tackle cross-generational poverty, Mr Fisher said the government has also earmarked $300 million to set up a child development fund.