Inside Hong Kong’s cage homes

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-commit crime -get life sentence -live in cell bigger than the average home -profit

Sadly enough, prison cells have more space than a cage apartment.

I used to live in Hong Kong until the protests. Seeing him walk by places I used to walk by countess times to so surreal. My heart also goes out for those in these coffin homes

Videos like these are reminders for us to be grateful for even a college dorm room or some sort of NYC apartment. I pray for those people living in cage homes

Even jail cells are more spacious than these claustrophobic confines.

This really shows me how ungrateful I can be

It's heartbreaking to see children living in such conditions.

I think a housing crash will happen because all those people who bought homes over asking price, although it was at a low interest rate, they are over their heads. They have no equity if the housing prices continue to go down, and if for whatever reason they cannot afford the house anymore and it goes into foreclosure because even if they try to sell, they will not make any money. I think this will happen to a lot of people especially with the massive layoff predicted for the future and the cost of living rising at a high speed.

This isn't living. This is barely surviving.

This looks like the world's most expensive slum...

Oh god her stress pinching. My heart goes out

I wonder what the Hong Kong Fire Department thinks of these "homes". My father is a retired firefighter and I just think of the horror that would take place if one if these catches on fire!

London : property here is the most expensive New York: hold my beer Singapore : hold my beer Hong Kong : hold my 1M dollar parking spot

Living in a cage is an insult of humanity

Been in such a miserable state for so long, brother built dystopian pods with ventilation and thought "wow it's a totally normal human living space but luxurious!"

My heart broke seeing that little boy living in the cage home. No child should have to grow up like that 💔

I cannot believe that some celebrities have the nerve to complain about the lockdown whilst they're in their millionaire's mansions. Imagine lockdown in one of these. This makes me remember how lucky I am to be living in an actual house.

Imagine that: no family, no wife, no children, earning pennies, in poor health, ageing, eating bad food, and living in a filthy, moldy apartment, in a cage that still costs most of your paycheck in rent. What in the world.

Those rooms made me realise that I’ve been taking my own little house for granted 💀