HONG KONG - For many of the richest people in Hong Kong, one of Asia's wealthiest cities, home is a mansion with an expansive view from the heights of Victoria Peak. For some of the poorest, like ...
A long, meandering corridor guarded by stale pipes and wires lining the walls separate the 10 cubicles stacked on either side. Their occupants—their faces covered in white masks amid the stifling heat ...
The downturn in Hong Kong’s economy is turning into good news for landlords – and bad news for thousands of tenants who sleep in cramped metal cages rather than live on the streets of Asia’s most expe ...
For many of the richest people in Hong Kong, one of Asia’s wealthiest cities, home is a mansion with an expansive view. But for thousands of the poorest, home is a metal cage with no hope for a view. ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's so called "cage men" may be among the city's poorest, but rents per square foot for their dingy wire-mesh cubicles are now on a par with luxury flats in the city's ...
After climbing three flights of stairs in a building in Hong Kong’s bustling Mong Kok district, HKFP found an open metal gate and a wooden door adorned with Spring Festival decorations. The air was ...
HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - The organizers of a popular Hong Kong art event staged a sobering exhibition into the plight of some of the affluent city's poorest citizens, the "cage men" workers who ...