There is no doubt that everyone of us is faced with a problem. For many people, the financial situation is the biggest problem ever and that is true in the case of these people who live in cubicle apartments, commonly referred to as 'Coffin Cubicles'. And needless to say, the name that these places get is not an exaggeration. The only difference between a coffin and these 'flats' is whether it is a living or dead person that is inside the coffin.
In a city that is brimming with life and decorated with skyscrapers, there are approximately 200,000 people who are living in inhumane conditions. No, they are not homeless people and some of them do have jobs. They rent out spaces that are as small as 1.5 m², or the size that is just enough for you to stretch your body in. These spaces are so small, you cannot fit everything a human would necessarily need at home: a kitchen, a toilet, and a bed. Most of them fit in a bed and that's it. So, where do they cook? Where do finish their 'business'? This illegal housing is pretty common for some of the poorest people in the city, but these people couldn't help it. Many lost their job and don't have the money to afford a decent place. At least, a place where the toilet does not have to be in the kitchen as well as the laundry room.
In a city that is brimming with life and decorated with skyscrapers, there are approximately 200,000 people who are living in inhumane conditions. No, they are not homeless people and some of them do have jobs. They rent out spaces that are as small as 1.5 m², or the size that is just enough for you to stretch your body in. These spaces are so small, you cannot fit everything a human would necessarily need at home: a kitchen, a toilet, and a bed. Most of them fit in a bed and that's it. So, where do they cook? Where do finish their 'business'? This illegal housing is pretty common for some of the poorest people in the city, but these people couldn't help it. Many lost their job and don't have the money to afford a decent place. At least, a place where the toilet does not have to be in the kitchen as well as the laundry room.
#1 The space is often too small and only fits one bed inside.
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#2 The phrase 'Home Sweet Home' could barely be applied here.
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#3 Many of these people live alone and have no family members willing to take care of them.
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#4 Forced to this lifestyle, one sclerosis patient has to pay HK$2,400 every month as he lost his driver job.
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#5 The rooms often look almost like a storage room - all the stuff cramped up.
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#6 It is also not weird to think that these rooms do not come with a toilet.
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#7 But we still see many of them valuing activities like reading.
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#8 You might ask where do they take showers?
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#9 How do they cook?
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#10 Trying to live a decent life, these people live in illegally divided apartment rooms.
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#11 Some of these rooms are so small, you can barely stretch yourself in it.
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#12 This room has a toilet that is not placed correctly. She doesn't even have the luxury to get that.
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#13 This guy lives inside a box that barely has anything.
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#14 We don't even know how they get in and out.
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#15 These rooms aren't big enough for someone to stand.
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#16 It's very sad to see how someone who is so neat and lives in such a small room like this.
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#17 This man cannot stretch his leg when he sleeps, which poses a health risk in the long run.
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#18 Many are not give much of a choice and when they do, they still have to pay expensive for it.
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#19 These inhumane living spaces are referred to as 'insult to human dignity' by United Nation.
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#20 It makes you wonder - are jails the worst place to be?
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