A hidden world in Hong Kong
With a population of more than 7 mill., Hong Kong is one of
the planet’s most densely packed metropolitan areas, with
25,900 people living in every square km of the territory. Unscrupulous landlords are charging around US$200 a month for a cage, which is packed 20 to a room. Other residents live in small wooden cubicles. This is a story about the housing situation in HK. Hong Kong’s poor people are struggling day in and day out to keep their heads above water. It is most scornful to see economic development bringing social inequality.
These deprived people cannot enjoy their economic
success. These people have been snubbed and have fallen
into oblivion. Standing in the line of dejection are caged lodgers,
tenants with financial difficulties and living in appalling
conditions, aged singletons, street-sleepers, mothers with no
one-way permit to live in Hong Kong, families made up of new
immigrants and boat dwellers, etc.
the planet’s most densely packed metropolitan areas, with
25,900 people living in every square km of the territory. Unscrupulous landlords are charging around US$200 a month for a cage, which is packed 20 to a room. Other residents live in small wooden cubicles. This is a story about the housing situation in HK. Hong Kong’s poor people are struggling day in and day out to keep their heads above water. It is most scornful to see economic development bringing social inequality.
These deprived people cannot enjoy their economic
success. These people have been snubbed and have fallen
into oblivion. Standing in the line of dejection are caged lodgers,
tenants with financial difficulties and living in appalling
conditions, aged singletons, street-sleepers, mothers with no
one-way permit to live in Hong Kong, families made up of new
immigrants and boat dwellers, etc.