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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kanis Leung

A crackdown on substandard homes leaves low-income Hong Kongers wondering where to go

Hong Kong Housing - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Jimmy Au’s world shrinks to about the size of a parking space whenever she gets home.

Her cramped Hong Kong home is one of four units carved out of what was once a single apartment. Most of the space is occupied by the bunk bed she shares with her husband and son, and their sleep is often disrupted by neighbors returning late or heading out early. Au’s son often gets bruises bumping into things. Privacy is limited, with only a curtain separating the bathroom from the kitchen.

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