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Hong Kong is the most expensive housing market in the world. It has been ranked as the least affordable housing market on Earth for eight years in a row, and the price per square foot seems to be only going up. The inflated prices are forcing Hongkongers to squeeze into unconventionally small spaces that can affect their quality of life.
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers are living in spaces that range from 75 to 140 square feet. To put that in perspective, the average parking space in the US is about 150 square feet. And in the most extreme cases, Hongkongers have resorted to homes the size of a coffin.
I spent some time exploring the living situation in Hong Kong to find out why housing has become so expensive and spaces so tight.
To understand how Hong Kong’s housing market turned out this way and see how it’s affecting people’s lives, watch the final episode of Borders Hong Kong.
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-commit crime
-get life sentence
-live in cell bigger than the average home
-profit
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Sadly enough, prison cells have more space than a cage apartment.
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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
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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
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This really shows me how ungrateful I can be
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This isn't living. This is barely surviving.
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It's heartbreaking to see children living in such conditions.
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Oh god her stress pinching. My heart goes out
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Imagine quarantining in those small homes. God take care of these people
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Even jail cells are more spacious than these claustrophobic confines.
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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.
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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!
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This looks like the world's most expensive slum...
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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.
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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!"
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My heart broke seeing that little boy living in the cage home. No child should have to grow up like that 💔
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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.
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Living in a cage is an insult of humanity
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How fantastic that you’ve brought this to the attention of the world. It’s heartbreaking. Sitting in Hong Kong in a 5 star hotel right now, without this insight who would know of this harsh reality.
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Cage homes are just one fascinating product of Hong Kong's unique composition and history. For more check out the full Vox Borders Hong Kong playlist here: bit.ly/2OIuyUb
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