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Urban Hell: A Look Inside The Cage Homes Of Hong Kong

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These small spaces offer shelter in a city where affordable housing is incredibly hard to find. But with roughly six feet in length to play with, these homes are no larger than a

Living in Cages: The Stories Behind Hong Kong's Housing Crisis

Exploring the Tiny ‚Coffin Homes‘ Of Hong Kong

„Cage homes“ in Hong Kong, also referred to as bedspace apartments, coffin cubicles, or coffin homes, are a type of residential unit that is only large enough for one bunk bed surrounded by

60 percent of the land in Hong Kong is “country park”. Hong Kong is the only city I’ve been to where I can look between city blocks and see a lush green hill or mountain in the background

Hong Kong buildings are not repaired because tenants have no viable alternatives. The other landlord is also not going to repair his broken down buildings/appartments, any more than your

The wild part is that this appartment probably costs like 2k USD a month today. I can’t find anything definite that I would want to quote, but I’ve seen rent costs at 2k, and buying one like

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In a hidden corner of Hong Kong, one of the “Four Asian Tigers” with the most developed Asian economy, more than 220,000 people live in “ subdivided flats “—a delicate

Those could cover some light going into the houses, but the neighbourhood doesn’t look like somewehere that can’t afford a man with a tree-grade bushcutter once a year. If covering

The quandary of Hong Kong’s cage-dwellers is well known in the city. In fact, recently, a hostel styled its dormitory as a hipster, caged ‘coffin’-bed hybrid of sorts, taking inspiration from the city’s caged-homes. Calling

We welcome any photos which show either ugliness, or a problem in urban development. Rural and suburban hell are also allowed. http://uk.businessinsider.com/craziest-microapartments

It is one of the densest and most populated buildings in Hong Kong, built from 5 connected building from the 1960s. Many of the main rooms were broken up into much smaller units to house more people, and some of these apartments go

In his new story for National Geographic, Lam takes us inside apartments known as “Coffin Cubicles,” where more than 200,000 people—including 40,000 children—live.Ranging

Read on and let’s take a look at what homes are like in this overcrowded city The most expensive city in the world. Alex Ogle / AFP / Getty Images. Thanks to severe covid restrictions, at the end of 2022 the average

In the 1950s and 60s, cage homes were becoming a more and more common housing solution for Hong Kong’s growing population. A surge in birth rates paired with an influx of mainland Chinese

When these illegal homes began popping up in Hong Kong, the spaces were designated with metal cages. At times, there would be three cages stacked on top of one

Photographer Benny Lam has been documenting the Hong Kong housing crisis with shocking images inside cramped „coffin cubicles“ and cage homes.

People have been living in cage homes in Hong Kong for years; 19 occupants share two toilets; Chung spends $150 a month for lower bunk; faces long public housing list

Explore the hidden side of life in Hong Kong, where skyrocketing housing costs have forced many residents to live in cramped, cage-like apartments. This eye- Explore the hidden side of life in

Behind the glitz and glamour: Discover the hidden side of Hong Kong, where high house prices have led to the creation of subdivided flats and cage homes, and understand the origins of

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A market street in Mong Kok, a residential district in Hong Kong. A bedspace apartment (Chinese: 牀位寓所; pinyin: chuáng wèi yùsuǒ; Jyutping: cong4 wai2 jyu6so2), also called cage home (

30 Times Life In The City Got A Little Too Depressing Shared In The ...

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The so-called “cage homes”, like this one in Sham Shui Po, are its most glaring manifestation. Roughly one in five Hongkongers lived under the poverty line, discounting for government welfare.

In the 1950s and 60s, cage homes were becoming a more and more common housing solution for Hong Kong’s growing population. A surge in birth rates paired with an influx of mainland

Urban hell: A look inside the cage homes of Hong Kong. by: fourfacades Posted on: 06/09/2020 03/01/2021. This article was inspired by a YouTube video published by Vox media that

298 votes, 22 comments. 1.2M subscribers in the UrbanHell community. A photography subreddit of all the hideous places human beings built or inhabit

Recent outrage surrounding the redecoration of the Wontonmeen hostel in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, into a caged aesthetic, has sparked increased conversations surrounding coffin homes in Hong Kong. Here, coffin

Thousands of poor people in Hong Kong are living in tiny, wire cage homes — and they’re actually paying quite dearly for the privilege. Hong Kong is one of the wealthiest cities in Asia, yet you’ll find hundreds of

An estimated 200,000 people, including 40,000 children live in cage homes in Hong Kong. In this article, Jennifer Sung explains how the poor and elderly are the ones

Over the years, Hong Kong has infamously become home to 200,000 people, including 40,000 children, living inside unsalubrious cubicles known as ‘coffin homes’, leaving them with few to