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Housing chief rejects ‘alarmist, pessimistic’ sentiment in Guardian report on Hong Kong’s ‘coffin’ homes
See also: The infamous ‘coffin homes’ that Hong Kong’s new housing reforms won’t touch She added: “As for so-called ‘cage homes’ and other small bedspaces, the Bedspace Apartments ...
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Beyond the stigma: A sociologist’s journey into Hong Kong’s subdivided units
To sociologist Ruby Lai, Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided flats are more nuanced than they are perceived to be. These ...
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Hong Kong struggles to improve conditions in tiny, crowded homes
HONG KONG--Housing is famously cramped ... actions against unlicensed bedspace apartments. Sum, a 72-year-old bachelor, has lived in a “coffin” home for three years, paying HK$2,500 in monthly ...
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World's most crowded city has 130,000 people per square kilometre
These subdivided apartments cram people in side by side. ABC News reports that the Chinese communist government has ordered Hong Kong authorities to "bid farewell" to subdivided flats, coffin ...