31 Jul 2018

WATCH: No land and skyrocketing rent prices - This is where poor people live in 'cages'

Deutsche Welle

Behind the facade of Hong Kong's dazzling skyscrapers lies the shadow world where families are forced to live in appallingly cramped conditions in one of the most expensive cities in the world.

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