Siumei prepares dinner in the living room of the 100 sq ft space she calls home in Mong Kok, while her seven-year-old son does his homework at a massage bed near her.
As part of World News Day 2022, a global campaign to amplify the impact of journalism and show how it can make a difference, the Post is republishing Life in Hong Kong’s worst living spaces: From cage homes to subdivided flats, a multimedia series Siumei prepares dinner in the living room of the 100 sq ft space she calls home.
For more than 220,000 in appalling subdivided units, dream of better housing seems beyond reach. Government must act quickly on land, housing issues to build more public rental flats, experts say.
Poor living conditions take a toll on physical, mental health of 220,000 in subdivided units. Tenants face interpersonal conflict from sharing small space with many others.