As a result, according to a survey of local immigrants by SoCO, the majority of immigrant families are left living on a single source of income, with over 60 % of these relying entirely on construction work or low-paid jobs such as security or cleaning.
也因此，SOCO 的調查指出，該會在此地輔導的新移民案例當中，大多數家庭只靠一份薪水支撐，其中又有超過 6 成，其收入完全仰賴「地盤工」，或是工資水平相當的「看更」（大樓管理）和清潔等粗重低薪工作。