Hong Kong’s subdivided flats: Depression, cockroaches, rats and shame add up to misery for people in subdivided flats


As part of World News Day 2022, a global campaign to amplify the impact of journalism and show how it can make a difference, the Post is republishing Life in Hong Kong’s worst living spaces: from cage homes to subdivided flats, a multimedia series

Siumei* prepares dinner in the living room of the 100 sq ft space she calls home in Mong Kok, while her seven-year-old son does his homework at a massage bed near her.

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