The various forces that were dividing up the population benefits of Korolya III were certainly acting with the intention of looting amidst chaos,
The Planetary Government of Korolya III was no cleaner; the population had become their bargaining chip for obtaining benefits. They did not think about how to preserve more human lives but were instead willing to place refugees in camps with enormous risks, where they could face death at any moment, rather than allow them to live in better places.
Only those people who were facing risks, who were inadequately clothed and underfed, who had lost their homes, were truly struggling the most.
Gu Hang couldn't change the entire environment, but what he could do was to ensure that those who were 'relocated' to Rage Owl Star could start living a life befitting a 'human' again.
All the people on the ship came from risk-free areas and had gone through the quarantine process.