Now with the improving economy, the number of needy children drops year by year; last year there were only 16,000 sponsored children.
近十年來，因為國內工商發展、經濟成長，就業機會增加，以及家庭計畫的推廣，需要扶助的兒童數日漸減少，上年度認養兒童的人數降至一萬六千名。