Extreme poverty in Hong Kong: homeless life on a footbridge
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2018
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Nguyen Van Son and Eppie Yip were among the 17 homeless people who lived on a footbridge in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong’s poorest district. After packing up their shelters in mid-July, some of them have moved to a nearby park. But the homeless problem still persists in the neighbourhood.
Hong Kong property is the most expensive in the world. The monthly rent for low quality subdivided flats even smaller than a car park space can cost more than HK$4,000 or US$509, while public housing has a five and a half year long waiting list. Soaring rents, and inadequate public housing force the city’s poorest inhabitants to sleep rough.
And people are collecting cardboard and sell it for a living in Hong Kong: ruclips.net/video/6J9CwGbbB8E/видео.html
Curious if it's illegal to camp voluntarily as homeless person in Hong Kong? If someone had romantic vision of living frugally on the street somewhere in tent ?
Surprisingly, there are many rural/remote areas in and around Hong Kong if you wanted to do that.
In Australia many poor people collect scrap metal to sell. Also paper cardboard glass and plastic bottles. Most of these people earn good money doing this
@@nickcoudounellis9668 just curious, how much is 'good money' ??
@@donkoh5738 scrap copper around $7 per kilo, scrap brass $4 per kilo aluminum and stainless steel $2 per kilo Australian dollars.Ive seen homeless people looking in skip bins in universities and hospitals taking out the scrap metal. A homeless person can easily earn anywhere between $100 and $500 per day tax free. As you can see a homeless person is quite well off compared to a homeless person in Hong Kong. I actually stopped my job for about a year to collect scrap metal but I am 60 years old now and it was becoming too difficult
The fact he has a tiny garden despite being homeless.... absolutely melted my heart
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You may not have money but you still have self respect. That was good to see in the clip.
I thought the same !~
Exactly! Most poor people don’t do a good job of trying to stay clean or not trash up their surroundings. I was poor growing up, but my mom and dad always made sure we were clean, and our home was clean. Something I still carry with me. Good hygiene. If I see trash in the ground I pick it up. Most People in poor communities have no pride. It’s sad.
Yes...so true
Self respect and self esteem is more important than anything
There is not excuse that you have no money. You csn not help to be poor,BUT YOU CAN HELP TO BE CLEAN.These ppl don't respect these hard worker underpaid janitors on street. SHAME on parent who bring kids. 👍 this in this world .
Always remember...we are closer to being homeless than becoming a billionaire..next time give it a thought and drop your pride
Remember also, the bible says our tounge is the steerage of our ship so we should not say bad things about ourself. We should say things like, "I am not poor in the name of Jesus. I am very wealthy in the name of Jesus." Jesus is our Lord, his name is healing and power. ☃️
Lol.....or even a 'thousand-aire'!!
I'm actually slightly closer to being a millionaire than homeless.
@@devilhunterred in the name of Jesus u must have two dollars!
@@oRealAlieNo It's actually $4.
These homeless in Hong Kong are cleaner people than 95% of the people who live in Arkansas, U.S.A.
@@dotmerah6713 It's even more amazing when you consider toilet paper isn't provided in many public bathrooms in Hong Kong. The man would have to bring his own and clean up after himself with his own paper.
what is it like there
Take arkansas out
Have you seen Seattle is dying? Search it on RUclips.
It's a cultural thing. In places like Hong Kong or Japan it's unthinkable to leave mess for others to clean. It's a societal norm
I feel bad looking at the Viet guy. He really looks like he tries his best to be positive and to be able to take care of himself and his surroundings. I hope he doesn’t crack mentally. I hope they are able to find him and catch up on him some day.
You act like he has assault/robbery/home invasion charges. He simply bought smokes cheap (most likely over the boarder) and sold them for some profit. Damn what a criminal. Dont get caught speeding.
@Natasel lol yeb exactly you got nothing else to say. But go ahead pay for his travel and sponsorship and I got you covered when it comes to room and board.
either you cant read or you dont understand the definition of room and board. kkthxbye. smh
Great logic, someone complains about an issue that's way above their ability to help and you negate it by saying "you go help then".
@Natasel What an absolute moron.
Even homeless.. they are still disciplined and keep their surroundings clean.
no choice. otherwise they get kicked out of the area real fast.
Unlike their 'mainland' neighbors... Who throw garbage anywhere they can.
@TakeanL, What the fk are you talking about lol, stop smoking pot before you post on the internet.
That's because they're not necessarily homeless due to addiction or anything... they're homeless due to the rampant corruption and insane real estate of Hong Kong. That place is fucked up.
Too bad you can't say that for that now shithole California!
My heart goes out to these homeless people 💜 It hits different when you see seniors on the streets when they should be enjoying retirement 😔
That's a lie you will all taste. There is no retirement. Out leaders are filthy animals who lie
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That's the issue. Having a criminal record means there's no chance of starting over in a place like Hong Kong. Homeless women are so vulnerable. This city is full of rejection, very unfortunate.
Yes, this is the absurd situation in most countries. Socially accepted dehumanization.
@@hjdhbcfjjb thats capitalism for ya
The crazy thing is I think being homeless for them is better than living in a cage house.
honestly that’s what I was thinking. I don’t mean to minimize their plight, but they’re less at risk for being caught in a high density housing fire, or suffering from harmful air quality/lack of ventilation. I hope they don’t face too many dangers from others or the elements. It’s crazy how these two housing mechanisms are the reality for many Hongkongers :(
Nah I think the same, cage house looks more setresfull than homeless
One homeless man claims that shelters have bedbugs, which make them unpopular.
Yeah idk why ppl live in caged homes when it’s way more spacious and inexpensive to live on the streets? Cage homes don’t do a lot imo.
DUH......they already said all that..!!!
What's amazing is the people featured in this video do not seem angry with anybody, nor blame anybody for their plight. And yes, they attempt to keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
They arent drug addicted animals like our homeless
@@brianwilliams5662 dehumanizing people isn't good. They aren't animals, they're ill.
Addiction can happen to any kind of person.
@@11kwright You would really see this as a way of villainizing and spreading hateful judgment to people in need? you are the problem.
@@11kwright Put simply you are just being hateful and bias all because you hate the west. Stop Generalizing and villainizing them with half-baked statistics and assumptions it means nothing and you accomplish nothing. Learn to take things out in another way you child...
@@11kwright shut up you dipshit , it's easier for Asian homeless people in Asia because they're with their own people there's no mix over there just Asians in Asia , so in the west we have it harder with mixed races everywhere and it's not easy trying to like another race because we share different attributes not because racism .
I respect this guy cause he still sweeps the floor! Those hoarders in homes don't even do that!
Hoarding is a form of mental illness... they can't help what they are doing.
They all look so dignified, calm and respectful, these are not homeless people we used to see in Europe. Even people with homes from my country don't look so classy and clean like these homeless people from Hong Kong. I wish we could help them somehow.
In all fairness they didn't really focus on the drug addict and alcoholic homeless... They just focused on those that had some problems in life and just don't have the money to get back on track...those sorts also exist in Europe etc.
Adversely, given that HK has v expensive housing, and many places in Europe doesn't, you're also likely to see more "well groomed" homeless in HK because they just can't afford to rent somewhere but are normal people. Whereas in Europe, those on the streets normally have serious issues going on with drug addiction, alcoholism or mental issues.
Government give them the money every month for Hongkong homeless
Help your own country, it's worst were you're from. Especially with the US-CHINA trade war as a currency war causing the global US dollar recession. If you were financially educated, you would know the US dollar is losing its reserve status to the China RMB with the BRICS economic powers rising, causing resource-poor developed countries economies to collapse!
Also, Hong Kong is the Administration Region of China, it's a socialist city, food, medical care is always available for the locals, the Hong Kong Government takes care of the poor, the only problem the locals have is the UK hoarding Tories investments still in Hong Kong's real estate market making housing unaffordable which will change with China's iron fist in the western hedge fund money laundering hub Hong Kong!
Damn the bridge is cleaner than my living room.
🙋Same here
Now that you know get going with cleaning your own living room bridge :D
You have serious problems if that bum-infested bridge is cleaner than your living room. Maybe time to lay off the meth pipe.
TheCynicalDouche no
@@TheCynicalDude_ that's to harsh
"it's boring being alone."
*MY HEART*
At 0:16
What’s up don’t be bored
introverts its paradise
Pick up a Bible, works for me
Not for me! I've lived with people my whole life and it was miserable. I'm glad to finally have this place all to myself. I have so much to keep me busy, I don't have time to be bored!😄
The strength and dignity of these people is incredible. It's so important to make the most of what you have.😗
It is such a blessing to have a safe home and plenty to eat. Documentaries like these show just how much many take for granted. Thank you for sharing, and I sincerely pray that the people who live in circumstances that they don’t want to remain in are able to move into better ones.
To be honest... it looks way better than San Francisco. At least they keep the place clean and not pooping everywhere like California
Ryann T Yes, yes, yes. Whenever I go to like the Tenderloin to eat, I always always see needles everywhere, which is very sad.
wow didnt know that pooping everywhere in calif?
POOP ON THE STREETS EVERYWHERE IN LA AND SF!!!!!!!!
don't forget the drug needles lol
Downtown SF is so disgusting, the whole place smells like urine
yeah but thats this place they showed, you cant imagine the horrors in other locations, it makes SF look like heaven.
What a waste of the bridge. If pedestrians don't use it why not allow people to live there
benkysan because it doesn't look good.
@@jocelynandreamadolen2428 So because it ""doesn't look good"" we're supposed to let people live without a shelter ?
@@edvigeedouard1850 yes, if you were the government handling this issue you'd put your country's picture over every individuals lives, its how it works everywhere, even in America
Maybe bridge is unsafe to others coz of falling objects and might be unsafe for the homeless too.. Government should introduce a new place for them
Edvige Edouard 8 in total across the city. I’m also sure pedestrians would use it if it wasn’t blocked by homeless people
I think it’s a shame they would rather the bridge not be used at all than let the homeless sleep on it. They were not doing any harm 😢
Weird how clean and organized they are compared to the homeless I see in LA and the inland empire california
If anyone has seen the Hong Kong cage houses, I’d rather this
The cage houses... man, they are downright awful
Basically, a coffin for the living.
COMMUNISM WAS MEANT TO ESTABLISH EQUALITY
@@warfilms772 Communism actually meant a few people at the top took most of the money and everyone else shared what was left.
And free...
People should NOT have to live like this.
Bless them.
@@PoliticalJames is this irony I can't tell lol surely you don't truly think smoking is "wasting your life" and deserving of being homeless
YES !!
I love how they seem so civilized compared to the other homeless people in the world!!
This world is so hard for so many people out there. Makes you appreciate what you have.
His daughters cant help him? Can't imagine having my dad on the streets
Sometimes parents are too proud and too stubborn to even ask for help.
And in Asian countries daughters are married off and their husbands decide everything for them
@@roshnik5137 not true bro. Maybe 100 years ago. Now it can happen either way. the wife or the husband may decide this type of things. Each family is different
He chose to leave his family.
We don't know his past. He could have probably been a wife/daughter beater for all we know.
Respect to these unfortunate homeless people I love the way they are keeping their surroundings clean and tidy, I hope they get housed soon.
even the homeless take a bath everyday
Take notes yugioh players
its actually smart to allow them have access to such free facilities, cuz they won't catch and spread the diseases, especially in a such a tight packed city as Hongkong.
Lucky for them coz public beaches in HK are not that too far for them to go swimming😊
WHY DONT I
@@itsmesteve1081 no!
The first man was so positive (watering the plant, cleaning) he even sang the old Vietnamese song 😊😊😊
You can really tell Nguyen was a handsome man when he was younger
YM Tang I'd still let him smash it now
@@MultiNova100 stop being an extremist crybaby
shut up. oh my god was that even necessary
But he isn't African...
OutofAfrica seriously i've seen you in other comments bashing him wtf is wrong with you ##LoveYourself and stop describing him like that
Homeless people over there are soo damn clean, and also love to clean 😍
RESPECT
O S Raikar you are right... unlike those in Skid Row in America. Disgusting
It’s amazing how clean while being homeless. They look content with each other.
Afrer high school I always passed over that bridge. It looked like a castle to me.
I think the tough part about being them is more about living life aimlessly
It's not tough to find a spot to sleep, find some food to eat, or even afford some small luxuries like ice cream; physical survival is not the issue here
The mental anguish though, is a totally different story; imagine waking up everyday and not knowing what are you living for, not knowing why exactly do you even need to wake up
For most people, however small their goal is, there are at least things to accomplish everyday - wake up, go to work on time, do your job, earn your pay, so that you can pay your bills and afford all your stuffs; but for these people, it's just nothing
I can't even jmagine how depressing that must be
agree, living aimlessly is the worst nightmare i can think of ....i will commit suicide
You make a really good point here. It is indescribably torturous to drift from day to day without a direction, without a goal. But I don't suppose that it is truly like this for all of them. Nguyen's words don't strike me as of one who is insecure and aimless, but of one who is truly content and has found peace and a reason for living with what little he has. Yip, on the other hand, seems to be more similar to what you have described. The comparison I'd make is towards those who have decent or high-paying jobs, who work and work towards what they believe to be their goals, but cannot imagine or absolutely refuse to consider how they'd live, when they have nothing. If their goals are so fragile that they collapse under certain circumstances, I don't believe that they'd be very fulfilling goals to begin with.
In contrast, the goals that drive these people under poverty to live are far greater than what many of those living in security can imagine, as they have withstood whatever trials they were faced with. It really makes us think, about what could be the admirable goals that drive these people forward, and what lessons we can learn just from observing their way of life, so that we ourselves may find the same fulfillment and satisfaction that they have.
You all sound like people who without going to work and making yourself believe feel fullfilled but you ar all rather confused lonely, and depressed lol. O lord i have no purpose what am i going to do? Lol weak minds , people go crazy with such thoughts. You think working you job everyday gives you any more purpose than these people? please. How bout you live for yourself and make that your purpose. Just live your life .
That's why now i rather stayed in Shenzhen instead of HK.
The environment makes people depressing
You underestimate the power of laziness. Some people will exert more effort to avoid working than to just do the work. They could easily get a job at a fast food place and give themselves structure and get an apartment to share with a roommate, but they don't want to. The problem with freedom is that it gives people the freedom to make bad and unhealthy life choices. If you believe in freedom, you have to give people the freedom to be useless pieces of crap, but the best thing you can do for them is to not enable them so don't give them food or money so that they are forced out of their laziness comfort zone to be a street sweeper or janitor or something at least to contribute to society.
I’m from Hong Kong myself and yeah everything is very expensive. Even a mango.
Are Hookers Cheap>?
@@coryzachariasen8100 not at all
@@coryzachariasen8100 they're cheap morally
@@celestialgoddess8055 hahaha nice one
do what you have to do in a society that disregards you. Rich business men take advantage of the people exacerbated by British colonial times
My school in kowloon tong actually shown us this video and it’s pretty heartbreaking to see that people actually live like this.
I hope you grow up trying to help these people by reducing the devide between rich and poor.
I've been very close to homelessness a few times in my life. I was surprised how little it took to bring me there. I'm fortunate now and pray for all those who are waiting for their own home.💕🙏🌸
respect to these people for keeping some dignity while being homeless...hope better days will be in their future.
It’s said if you eat each day, have a roof over your head, you are doing better than 75 percent of the world.
There is no evidence to support your claim.
@@dylanhoward7668 do you live under a rock
@@dylanhoward7668 Google our world in data. Global extreme poverty. they say 85% of the worlds population live on less than $3 a day.
Most clean informal homeless living I have ever seen! Cudos to them
Documentaries like this really puts your situation in perspective……wow
They live their lives with as much dignity as possible. They accept what has happened to them and move on. That's amazing.
That bridge is cleaner than Philippines street.😂
Correct. I’m from PH.
You should see San Fransisco. They use the streets as their toilet.
@@chrissibersky4617 in indonesia. Lakes used for toilets, many of these are in the province of East Java (a province that i live in)
@@chrissibersky4617 wow even america has scarcity of toilets.
India is worst
Thanks I was looking for this.
They are so clean and so physically fit, unlike homeless in other countries..
Because they're normal people forced to movie out due to problems in life . Unlike western countries where most homeless do drugs and alcohol .
It breaks my heart to see homeless people on the streets. I'm going to find ways to help eventhough that I am struggling as well. May the lord give me and them strength
Watch CBN's UTube videos about financial freedom. In these videos people talk about how they ended their poverty and became wealthy God's way- through their Tithing. 😉☃️
And remember the bible says our tounge is the steerage of our ship so we should not say bad things about ourself. We should say things like, "I am not poor in the name of Jesus, I am very wealthy in the name of Jesus." Jesus is Lord of all, his name is healing and power. 😉☃️
I will never complain about my life again after watching this video.
me too😔
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Well said
Count our blessings
Whenever I think about my problems, I would think of this saying "I was sad I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet". We should be grateful for what we have, not sad with what we don't have.
Hong Kong should start paying the homeless to clean areas, that way, lesser human labour would be wasted
They do, I always see elderlies cleaning the streets and sweeping them, i try to give them money sometimes, but i know i doent really help
Yeah
So sad that you have the elderly cleaning your country streets
@@pauline1317 why do you assume that the elderly is the only homeless people in Hong Kong? Oh wait, maybe it's only in your country.
@@Morisu-Chan Hong Kong isn’t a country, bro. I’m an HKer
Some elderlies do clean yes, and some young people also clean.
I have worked for the homeless in my city since 2014. I drive through a tent city every morning & have literally had to step over sleeping people to get into where I work. It’s made me so appreciative of everything in my life and taught me not to sweat the small stuff.
These homeless people are better than the ones in America. Their clean & by the looks of it not drug addicts
not everyone, and most people who are homeless aren’t drugs addicts. the few who are usually only become addicted after becoming homeless. so many people are homeless in america it’s almost impossible to keep it as clean as they do. the culture is different and the government isn’t as complete garbage.
It's because by the looks of it these ppl in Hong Kong lost everything due to bad luck. While the homeless in USA and Europe are usually homeless due to drugs or alcohol.
Not all people's walk the same , so you can't justify putting them in the same place, some of them have excuses that are understandable & none of them were born to live like that, to have nobody , no safe place , its a ouchie problem , it hurts you to see them struggling like that , every where , 😥
Homeless people are cleaner then non homeless people in america
Looks much comfier than the claustrophobia-inducing microscopic flats many of hongkongers have to endure (and pay costly for). Also, the place looks clean and the govt routinely feed them. The bridge is also underutilised. So its not quite so bad honestly
it's NGOs who fed them, not government
that's why there are so many of them there
He should deported back to Vietnam. HK is not like Europe where any trash human can go and feed on welfare and take up space.
Yeah, until monsoon, and hurricane hits. Storms every year.
well then, YOU should try living there. Don’t underestimate or belittle the pain and struggles that you haven’t been through.
Thank you for your video
I live in Cape Town, South Africa which also has a problem with many people being homeless, estimated around 5 thousand. There are shelters in addition to many interventions by the city council yet the problem is growing especially given the impact of Covid 19. I believe more innovative solutions are needed such as utilising the areas under bridges which can not only be monitored but limited services such as ablutions, refuse removal, meals etc can be offered
my grandma used to say you may be poor but always be clean God Bless these ppl keepin em in prayers xox
Watch CBN's UTube videos about financial freedom. In these videos people talk about how they ended their poverty and became wealthy God's way- through their Tithing. 😉☃️
Heartbreaking stories. It could happen to everyone. God bless you all!
They are very different than the homeless in America. The homeless here don’t care about cleaning their surroundings. That’s so nice that they care about the area they live in. I hope they can get a home to live in real Soon.
Yes and they have small garden. 😊
It breaks my heart that the women Nyugen loves and his daughter left him when he was probably at his lowest. Man was just trynna be the breadwinner of the family.
It pained my heart seeing these homeless people
I started tearing up the moment he started talking & knew his name. He’s a Vietnamese descent probably born / raised in HK. I could hear his accent a little bit 😢
No did you watch the rest of his talk ? He moved to Hong Kong in 1981, probably to escape the Communist like many people at that time. You can hear him whispering some Vietnamese traditional song in the video. He was definitely born raised in Vietnam
Bless this man for a better future
Pray for people who live like this.. hope they find new suitable home..
I literally cried a bit while watchin this. How hard life is. I wish they all survive loooooong
Watch the tsunamis and then you have something to cry about.....crybaby!!
only a bit?
Watch Seattle is dying and see American homeless. Cry for our Americans.
@@dannyn.3539 no
Sad for the homeless. Royals, not signs of the times anymore! Help the needy!
I'm worried about my self in 50 years in the future
Me too I can totally see me ending in the street somehow
Watch CBN's UTube videos about financial freedom. In these videos people tell about how they ended their poverty and became wealthy God's way- through their Tithing. 😉☃️
@@Tzinacacihuatl Watch CBN's UTube videos about financial freedom. In these videos people talk about how they ended their poverty and became wealthy God's way- through their Tithing. 😉☃️
I was worried about this too. It came much sooner than I ever thought. Being homeless ain't that bad, it's how people treat you because of it was always the hardest part for me.
@malibu di 26
Im watching this with Christmas just around the corner. I don't have anything to give you in Hong Kong...but the last thing I did when I was in Hong Kong was hugged a person from their. Sending you all love and hugs from Canada. I Love You Hong Kong!!!
hoping Mr Nguyen finds someone who can help him get out of his situation . He seems so determined and positive, yet is in a very unfortunate/unlucky.. You can feel he is doing his best to get out of it but life really seems unfair for him. Please help him :(((
I would always come back to this videos once in a while hoping there’s an update about Mr.Nguyen, hope he’s doing his best .
@@anhtran7961 been 2 years :( And with all this pandemic. Hope he is doing ok
Well compare to london i have to say h.k homeless looks quite clean. Even cleaning their surrounding unlike u.k
liquidswordfish In general asia homeless tends to be cleaner n more orderly than the west. This is because many of the homeless are result of uncontrollable circumstances and not substance abuse. Not always but in general most homeless lose jobs or family n are put out on the street
Same in San Francisco, you can smell the urine.
Well, they're not homeless due to addiction after all. They're homeless because HK doesn't take care of its people.
liquidswordfish it’s waaaay dirtier. These people are polite a lot of richer Hong Kong people don’t really care
I can see the man sweeping the floor of the bridge. They helped to keep the place clean without being told.
Even though I lived in Hong Kong, yet I still did not know the amount of homeless people here was so high, and I did not know there was so much poverty too!
Thank you for the video took me back to my old living place.Hope the homeless can find the way they wanted to and all the best. Hong Kong is the tough place to survive if you are from the bottom level. The government hasn’t provide enough the support for the bottom level people. The fact is if you born in rich you more rich and if you born in poor you more poor not just you can make it up working harder is the hold system social problem. For the on of the most expensive property range in the world, it is not that easy happened to own the place for living.
So sad! God bless them..👏😔
at least they're on the footbridge. people in my country live below the bridges...
In Russia homeless person is the bridge
Are they trolls?
@@geawee What do you think sherlock?
Provocateur, in my hometown the homeless also break the law to go to prison. They call it "three hots and a cot". Sad thing is the prison is very near the Salvation Army homeless shelter by a few blocks, but the shelter is always overcrowded and those who can't get in go to jail because they're possessions are safe there and they tend to get a cell to themselves or with just one other person.
It's better than live under high way bridge which is very noisy !
Those 17 homeless people kept that bridge clean in Hong Kong. Here where I live in California, 2 homeless people would trash an entire street
Really orderly and genuine clean people under pitiful circumstances. Sad to see. One has to admire them and wish them the best.
They all look so clean and dignified
You could catch more bedbugs from renting cheap housing than living on the streets? Sounds like Kentucky.
...or Albany, New York. Hell, you can even get them riding public buses or going to work here. State Offices always seem to have them.
Shady landlords who won't pay to get rid of them either. It's a shady Fucking state anymore.
@@Kayla-ok6ko Oh, girl... you are preaching to the choir. Last March, had to move because Landlord would do nothing and under law, didn't have to...
Ok sounds like Denver, Colorado. Bedbugs are a constant problem, many low income housing apartment's have them.
I'm amazed these homeless people at least care enough to keep those places clean unlike American homeless people!!!!!
Wow it look so clean and tidy .. How beautiful how he still had a garden
Keep your chin up aunty and uncle, be strong.. life may be hard but always do your best to live your life. If I have a fortune to spare, I know I would do it in a heartbeat. Knowing that maybe someday when I get old, my kids won't want me around them anymore. God bless you all dear aunty and uncle!
These homeless people are more disciplined and well mannered compare to the people that has houses.
as someone who has had bedbugs i cannot imagine the horrors of sleeping in a cramped space trapped with them
Watching this reminds to always have compassion for these people. It is very certain that there was various reasons how they ended up there, but they probably struggle a lot throughout their life.
How can Chinese people be Homeless....❓❓. As Asian in the US..... there is None Homeless Asian or maybe 1% of Asian population in the US
I visited Hong Kong three times. In my second trip, i thought about poverty behind its glamour when i saw many elders did hardwork and old buildings from window of hotel at level 17. This video clip indirectly shows the need of public house and the expensive housing in HK.
Thank you SCMP for doing this.
I've been homeless...it's horrible and like the man said, very lonely.
This is not fair. Homeless people should never deserve to live in the footbridge for many years.
We should appreciate what we have because at least we have something to watch this on
Watch CBN's UTube videos about financial freedom . In these videos people talk about how they ended their poverty and became wealthy God's way- through their Tithing. 😉☃️
You are right.I am really appreciate what I have🙏
Just like Nguyen, I also have a father who reach 63 years old this year. I feel I haven’t make him proud of me, i haven’t make him happy. So missing home right now. Keep healthy for all parents.
He’s able to build a life for himself even with no house or apartment to call his own. Thats admirable
My secondary school is just a few blocks from that bridge, but I left HK long time ago, only go back 2-3 years. Never thought there are homeless people in HK until watched this 10 min video.
The problem with Hong Kong is that their government officials aren’t voted by the public, so they have nothing to worry about offending the poor
Do you mean this did not happen until 1997 hand-over? No they have been living in cages since British colonial rule.
Huan Huang Both governments had their flaws and poverty just happened to be a problem in both. British were incompetent and Chinese doesn’t care.
@@akzebraminer5679 It's about corruption. The realstate tycoon want more money and the houseful class want their house more expensive, the central gov refused to give general election to hkers bacause the tycoon and the elite of hk refuse the 23 term of The Basic Law .
李巍 China is basically destroying the city for no reason.
@@akzebraminer5679 How ? Why ?
I think the real point is being missed here. The HK government is in the business of selling and speculating in land. That accounts for most of the government's (and the few property developer's) revenue. Even people who aren't on the streets are struggling to make ends meat, let alone buy a home. Meanwhile, the government consistently has budget surpluses of over $80billion usd every year, economists are calling it a structural surplus problem. It'd be quite trivial for the govt. to provide housing for all, once and for all, but they'll never do that, because it's in their interest to keep property prices as high as possible. How is it property prices are the highest in the world by far, but incomes are ridiculously low. Of course, they'd blame the lack of land in HK, but that is bollocks, as they could build bridges across the sea, smash mountain tops to fill in the oceans, with expedient efficiency for 'development' but solving social and environmental problems, never. Hell, there isn't even a grass pitch for kids to run around in the whole of HK. Oh and the higher ranks of officials in HK government have the biggest pay packets in the world. It's a blatant scam all round, but the idiotic sheep mentality of the people ensures the scam will continue to be more ridiculous with every passing day.
Good you brought this up... Unfortunately no one in Hong Kong wants a sales tax or to increase income tax ... so the government is reliant on land sales to fund what services it provides (which is relatively minimal for a city-state of it's wealth).
@@coolspot18 that's right!
Lamma Bing, You are so knowledgeable. I admired your observation ! The 1997 agreement still made the British having the income from the limited land sale to support the economy in England. Solving the housing problem means the price of real estate would drop, the artificial beating up the cost of housing once no longer there, it means the income from Hong Kong is going down. Do you think England would allow this to happen ? Less money from Hong Kong for England ? Never, not until 2047 ! George Wu, ARCHITECT. A.I.A., NCARB 2018-9-16
I am only an architect, This is politics. It is beyond me ! My idea of using the shipping container to build low cost affordable housing is a very naïve one ! Just like years ago I designed (4) sky-bridges connecting (4) towers was a very naïve idea, after I found out that WTC7 collapse straight down like an controlled demolition ! Then , if 9/11 was an inside job, even there were (5 ) sky-bridges, still would not save any one ! George Wu, ARCHITECT, A,I,A,, NCARB 2018-9-16
Yet even somewhere in the entire comment section under this video some of those idiotic "sheep" have the nerve to call impoverished people "garbage who s unable to do well in life..ay jbejibear?
So many sad stories, it's like this all around the world.😔🌺
And at a mere 27 seconds into this video.....all I could see, and marvel at was how INCREDIBLY, INSANELY clean the entire area of the homeless community IS, well, certainly this man's small piece of reality!!
And quite honestly, this 'place' is anything BUT.......extreme poverty!!
I hope n pray one day
All homeless in Hong Kong
Will get changes
Lets together pray for all homeless
Will get new better life
This tears my eyes
😢
This reminds me of the life of the homeless here in the Bay Area. Housing here in the SF Bay Area is ridiculous but not as bad as HK. It is so sad that the citizens of HK must live like this.
I live in the east bay I’m a disabled senior that will be homeless when the person who lets me lives here dies. My income isn’t even enough for a room . No one should ever have to be homeless
Comparing subdivided units to car park space is just wrong. Its just a bed size really, single bed
💔 I understand what he says and It breaks my heart to see homeless people
"Until my life dies"...
There, but for the grace of God...
Prayers for Nguyen 😔
thanks for sharing fren