Even at his age, you can see the motivation and energy in his eyes despite his tiny frame and living conditions. He is nowhere close to throwing in the towel. He is a fighter and an example to all 65-year-olds.
Really puts things in perspective, my heart goes out to these people who just got a lousy roll of the dice in life compared to a lot of us living comfortably watching this from our cozy homes. That being said, this video makes me feel incredibly grateful for what i have right now.
I felt so sad watching how much they suffered living in such a punishing small space. heck, even prisoners get to stay in a much better place! I really feel for them.... sigh...
I always think my ~900sqft rental house is too small for 4 people. But now I know that it is a million time better than what these people are going through.. Hope their issues gets solved soon.
I've been to HK twice and was always curious of the cage homes. The hotels I stayed in Mirador mansion is smaller than my apartment, it's crazy expensive too. The old man reminded me of my uncle who until now works hard and does not depend on anyone but himself. 💕
the 2nd lady in the video should have moved back to hainan. the kid maybe a hong kong citizen, but moving back to hainan mainland is easier to live in and much better conditions.
I'm wondering if the husband is preventing that as he wouldn't be able to see his child. Maybe he want her close or maybe he's doing it to screw over the ex wife. We don't know and we only see her opinion.
And now I see why so many stay in the rural areas, barely scraping by, living on potatos and rice, but having a whole house and space. Gosh I wish I could help all of these people!💔😭
I'm really grateful for my parents moving to America and working hard. My childhood I remember going through different rented houses. Both my parents work now with stable jobs, but I need to finish school and find work I'm 19 and I still live with them. I have multiple diseases I have to keep on top of. I'm happy and appreciative that my parents have money to afford insurance.
How can they let this happen? There's no humanity left in Hong Kong where literally they squealed everything out of human. Let people being living in a box.
How I see them makes me feel sad :( i'm still very blessed and happy that i was born in my country . Hope it will change for the people in there country.
And now I understand how all those people died in that fire and the government forced all those people to move ....but they didnt provide them with a place to go within their means
This is the plight of our planet. In every country there are the very rich, the very poor and the folks in the middle who are working hard to support themselves and their famiies so they can hold on to what they've got. The bug invested cages and bed spaces are not even fit for a dog..just very sad and a darn shame.
Such a sad thing to watch. I watched some videos about this situation in Hong Kong and I always felt terrible. Never felt like visiting it because of this.
@@lynn6614 iam lucky iam an American living in a very big 2 storeys, 5 bedroom house with garden on frontyard and backyard. USA is very nice, large space, beautiful, great country. Iam so lucky and happy to be American. USA the great
Hong Kong needs to sort out their housing issue. According to the economist and housing experts in another video it’s not even a land issue. Ridiculous. And this is not the first (and horrifying) look at people living in what amounts to a dirty/unsafe coffin & sharing facilities with too many people.
I'm from America San Antonio Tx. They should make the bridge into a apartment and add floors to it solve some problems. I don't know why but I've allways been fascinated with Hong Kong one day I will visit.
what happened to them in tiny shares room during corona virus pandemic? it is very risky. many Myanmer people got infected with the virus because they lived in a congested room like that.
And the winner for the most pointless, aimless, empty, hollow, blank, purposeless, valueless, worthless, trifling, insignificant, inconsequential comment goes to... twigs36
Watching this video I feel the landlord is a typical irresponsible lessor providing unhygienic and unsafe living environment to those tenants. The toilet is dirty if virus outbreak occur hell break loose.
Why do so many with so little live in Hongkong Hongkong? Are they trying to make money to move to a smaller village? Do the smaller rural communities check your immigration status more than the 2 million plus towns? Why do people stay in a city with such a high rent / high home-price problem?
@@acajudi100 I'm pretty sure they know they can catch fire. What they are saying is that a small place like that with that many people in those small areas would be an instant, drastic loss of life.
I really sympathise with the people in hk. I been watching many similar vids n I understand this is due to shortage of land space in their country. At the same time I’m angry at those who take advantage of their situation .
Actually, contrary to popular belief, Hong Kong does not have a space problem. While Hong Kong is definitely not big by any means, much of the land in Hong Kong is kept undeveloped because the government wants the property prices to stay high, in an effort to make money.
Endelig Gnist Exactly!!! There’s an awful LOT of space actually, and don’t forget that they can always build over the sea too, expand the coast in areas, but of course what has been done lately is NEVER for the poor/working class .. 😕😪
Bruno Barbosa this is very sad. Thot the government should be concern looking at her people’s living conditions. Especially those living in cages. Nobody deserves that.
The storage box which comes with my apartment is bigger than the space these people have and to be honest, it is much nicer... This is just appaling....
After watching this , Yip we need to be Grateful , I just don't see myself living in those kinds of places and calling them Home . On top of this I am Claustrophobic I personally could never handle it . But 1 get and does what a Person also can Afford now days
I have more than enough space to do many things in my house. Seeing how these people live in cages, truly makes me thank God for His blessings and favours on me and my mum. God, please help these people. They are in need of proper housing, a basic need of humans. Amen.
This is just said to watch, 2020 this could happen to anyone, & we just push it to the side out of sight out of mind ,these people are as tuff as nails , respect hope there government step up & does more too assist thiere needs.
It is a plot of Mainland China government ; they want to destroy Hong Kong within 20 years so some of their own cities will take over the international status of Hong Kong!
I believe it! It's a good answer and explains a lot. Mainland China absolutely HATES that they have little to no control over HK and especially its people. Control and domination is the main tenet of China's government.
That 65 year old man is healthier than 99% of 65 year old Americans. Holy cow he is fit and doesn't even look 65, looks younger. Just goes that if you exercise and don't turn into a pile of glob mentally and physically, you can be healthy too (well unless you unfortunately get sick which you can even if you stay active). None of these people should be living like this. I wish I had more power or something to help money something so no one has to live like that... this world...
1:30 if he is on SS why not move to a smaller community without such high rent ? Is it because the other charity is easier to access in Hongkong City ?
That is terrible the elderly and you get people and children have to live like that. Like the 65 yr old man still works but can't afford the rent too much. The greedy Landlords. Why can't the government build more housing or Something? thanks
Red lining helps me understand what it feels to be denied, and forgotten. Those are people who've worked hard all their lives, and this is how the CCP respects their common citizens. Yes, I understand being of color from a certain side of town.... It's dispicable. It's ungodly.
I feel bad for these people because it is not that difficult to improve their living conditions. If I was married to any of those woman our family would be in a 3 bedroom condo before week's end because I still gots connections in HK.
This is a disgrace, people caged like animals. Greedy people allowed to exploit the poor. The government needed to step in when these cage houses first came about, their pets have bigger home than this.
This is so not right. What to do. Something need to be done. What is it people? What happen to charity in this country. Where taxation goes to? Something is js not right.
The Hong Kong government has plenty of cash surplus but fuck all heart. Zero conviction in looking after the quality of life of its citizens; only there to serve big business property developer and nothing else. Total disgrace. The people expect and deserve better.
Rich 🆚 poor, watching this people makes me feel embarrassed and ashamed of the humanity 😔 Time to time, we should remember that leaving this materialistic life, we will take it with us the ABSOLUTE NOTHING, rich or poor...
This is a wake up call for those of us who complain that our house is too small. I should be grateful for what I have. Perspective is everything.
What's does Communism Nations got to do with the living conditions of Hong Kong which is the most Capitalistic City of the world?
susique333 I agree and I help non beggars help themselves.
lol ikr
susique333 exactly
But at the same time you cannot be too grateful of what you have if you want something better.
huge respect to that 65 year old man. he working it for money even though he should be retired by now. good luck to him
❤
He deserves all the respect. He tries his best to work even he is discriminated at times due to his age.
Even at his age, you can see the motivation and energy in his eyes despite his tiny frame and living conditions. He is nowhere close to throwing in the towel. He is a fighter and an example to all 65-year-olds.
You respect someone working in money
Then what will you disrespect
Still these people are smiling incredible.!! Salute
Really puts things in perspective, my heart goes out to these people who just got a lousy roll of the dice in life compared to a lot of us living comfortably watching this from our cozy homes.
That being said, this video makes me feel incredibly grateful for what i have right now.
I felt so sad watching how much they suffered living in such a punishing small space. heck, even prisoners get to stay in a much better place! I really feel for them.... sigh...
I will never complain about my 200 square foot studio again...
Man! This is crazy!
Hao lian
I'm moving in to a 175 sqft apartment hahah 😂 but, I don't think I'll mind it though. My first like it. First time living alone
Me too will never complaint hereafter.
do they make apartments this small? smallest in ca i seen was 480square feet
I always think my ~900sqft rental house is too small for 4 people. But now I know that it is a million time better than what these people are going through..
Hope their issues gets solved soon.
Love the old man I hope to be like him at that age God Bless everyone living like this and one day live life in better living conditions
💖🙏🇳🇿
Hardly 'old' at 65. I prefer seasoned or elderly.
I've been to HK twice and was always curious of the cage homes. The hotels I stayed in Mirador mansion is smaller than my apartment, it's crazy expensive too. The old man reminded me of my uncle who until now works hard and does not depend on anyone but himself. 💕
True
It's been 4 years. I hope he got his public housing.
the 2nd lady in the video should have moved back to hainan. the kid maybe a hong kong citizen, but moving back to hainan mainland is easier to live in and much better conditions.
I'm wondering if the husband is preventing that as he wouldn't be able to see his child. Maybe he want her close or maybe he's doing it to screw over the ex wife. We don't know and we only see her opinion.
That 65 year old man still has his hair his teeth and his muscles...hes doing something right
I'm surprised he's 65
@AVLRECORDS you lying 🤥 😂 I've seen people his age in much worse shape.
What muscles? There was no meat on him
I don’t know why I watch this. It makes me sad.
And now I see why so many stay in the rural areas, barely scraping by, living on potatos and rice, but having a whole house and space. Gosh I wish I could help all of these people!💔😭
i am soo thankful for my house....
I'm really grateful for my parents moving to America and working hard. My childhood I remember going through different rented houses. Both my parents work now with stable jobs, but I need to finish school and find work I'm 19 and I still live with them. I have multiple diseases I have to keep on top of. I'm happy and appreciative that my parents have money to afford insurance.
This video is 4 years ago. It's now 2021. I can't imagine how much has improve on the living condition. I have not much but grateful where I am 🇳🇿
Even in rough times they share..😢
How can they let this happen? There's no humanity left in Hong Kong where literally they squealed everything out of human. Let people being living in a box.
How I see them makes me feel sad :( i'm still very blessed and happy that i was born in my country . Hope it will change for the people in there country.
The lady with the kid was abused at some point in her life. She is very protective of her daughter.
7:12 That door...
And now I understand how all those people died in that fire and the government forced all those people to move ....but they didnt provide them with a place to go within their means
Well I kinda know how it feels. Coming from a poor family of 4 that lived in one bedroom and kitchen in the backyard. Yikes
This is the plight of our planet. In every country there are the very rich, the very poor and the folks in the middle who are working hard to support themselves and their famiies so they can hold on to what they've got. The bug invested cages and bed spaces are not even fit for a dog..just very sad and a darn shame.
wow, the kady has my respect and the others too, they still smile - I wish them all the best
Be grateful; and help those in need. One day, it just might be you.
310 US$ / month for the box ???
what a pity they paid a lot of money for such a small space..life is just a misery for some people i hope their condition improves as time goes by
Such a sad thing to watch. I watched some videos about this situation in Hong Kong and I always felt terrible. Never felt like visiting it because of this.
a wet market beneath their living space omg thats awful😔
Human should not b living like that ! I am very proud to have a nice home of my own.
@@lynn6614 iam lucky iam an American living in a very big 2 storeys, 5 bedroom house with garden on frontyard and backyard. USA is very nice, large space, beautiful, great country. Iam so lucky and happy to be American. USA the great
this is way worse even when my dad lost his job, geez...
The Cat 🐈 tail only up and down swings, Not right and left 😂
Hong Kong needs to sort out their housing issue. According to the economist and housing experts in another video it’s not even a land issue. Ridiculous. And this is not the first (and horrifying) look at people living in what amounts to a dirty/unsafe coffin & sharing facilities with too many people.
I'm from America San Antonio Tx. They should make the bridge into a apartment and add floors to it solve some problems. I don't know why but I've allways been fascinated with Hong Kong one day I will visit.
been 5 years i hope that man is doing good in life :(
Such a sad & horrible living conditions for the elderly. This should be illegal!
Meuy Fong it is illegal theres a minimum amount of square feet required to put an apartment up for rent
3-5 years to get a public house if you get married and have children, if you a single, it is just a joke
what happened to them in tiny shares room during corona virus pandemic?
it is very risky.
many Myanmer people got infected with the virus because they lived in a congested room like that.
The cat that you can swing (or not) is the "cat `o nine tails" which is a whiplash which was used for punishment in the past.
Shame on HK government!
For letting this situation continues.
It’s a wicked world we live in cuz no way a human should live like that
I watch this with a mortgage 4 bed house...
Where the heck is Jackie chan and all those other Hong Kong superstars when you need them????
stars not go put their ass on this omg , its should be government
And the winner for the most pointless, aimless, empty, hollow, blank, purposeless, valueless, worthless, trifling, insignificant, inconsequential comment goes to... twigs36
Watching this video I feel the landlord is a typical irresponsible lessor providing unhygienic and unsafe living environment to those tenants. The toilet is dirty if virus outbreak occur hell break loose.
So sad to see people living in such conditions. May Allah make their conditions better soon
Allah won't give a shit to Chinese because Allah only loves blatant & cunning Iranian!
@@SWToDi-qc8hb shame on your thinking and the people who support people like you
Fozia Farhana lmao,I am sorry but it's TRUE.XD
@@tsgillhk Does Allah bless someone who is not a Muslim?
Why do so many with so little live in Hongkong Hongkong? Are they trying to make money to move to a smaller village? Do the smaller rural communities check your immigration status more than the 2 million plus towns? Why do people stay in a city with such a high rent / high home-price problem?
That is horrible. That is not a quality of life at all. God bless all these people.
OMG! 12 people share the bathroom??
Wonder how it’s like for them in quarantine
This is fucked up. Bless these strong people 🙏
God forbid places like these catch a fire
Josip Tumapa zThey do catch fire, just like California etc.
@@acajudi100 I'm pretty sure they know they can catch fire. What they are saying is that a small place like that with that many people in those small areas would be an instant, drastic loss of life.
I really sympathise with the people in hk. I been watching many similar vids n I understand this is due to shortage of land space in their country. At the same time I’m angry at those who take advantage of their situation .
Actually, contrary to popular belief, Hong Kong does not have a space problem. While Hong Kong is definitely not big by any means, much of the land in Hong Kong is kept undeveloped because the government wants the property prices to stay high, in an effort to make money.
Endelig Gnist Exactly!!! There’s an awful LOT of space actually, and don’t forget that they can always build over the sea too, expand the coast in areas, but of course what has been done lately is NEVER for the poor/working class .. 😕😪
Bruno Barbosa this is very sad. Thot the government should be concern looking at her people’s living conditions. Especially those living in cages. Nobody deserves that.
The storage box which comes with my apartment is bigger than the space these people have and to be honest, it is much nicer... This is just appaling....
After watching this , Yip we need to be Grateful , I just don't see myself living in those kinds of places and calling them Home . On top of this I am Claustrophobic I personally could never handle it . But 1 get and does what a Person also can Afford now days
I have more than enough space to do many things in my house. Seeing how these people live in cages, truly makes me thank God for His blessings and favours on me and my mum. God, please help these people. They are in need of proper housing, a basic need of humans. Amen.
Slump.....worse than slump
But why is the reporter not telling more of their stories so we can understand what caused their situation.
Never ever complain about how bad you have it
Isn't it possible for them to move out of Hongkong?
This is just said to watch, 2020 this could happen to anyone, & we just push it to the side out of sight out of mind ,these people are as tuff as nails , respect hope there government step up & does more too assist thiere needs.
Why do so many Chinese leave China to come and live like this? It makes no sense. HK is already over-populated with not enough affordable housing.
It is a plot of Mainland China government ; they want to destroy Hong Kong within 20 years so some of their own cities will take over the international status of Hong Kong!
I believe it! It's a good answer and explains a lot. Mainland China absolutely HATES that they have little to no control over HK and especially its people. Control and domination is the main tenet of China's government.
Home prices in HK are inflated, driven high by mainland influence
They think HK is the land of opportunity & gold but sadly it's not.
If the floor is wet, why dont you dry it ???
wow here i am complaining with a one room apt for 600 monthly with a. kitchen bathroom furniture😔 plenty of space compared to the cage homes
That 65 year old man is healthier than 99% of 65 year old Americans. Holy cow he is fit and doesn't even look 65, looks younger. Just goes that if you exercise and don't turn into a pile of glob mentally and physically, you can be healthy too (well unless you unfortunately get sick which you can even if you stay active). None of these people should be living like this. I wish I had more power or something to help money something so no one has to live like that... this world...
1:30 if he is on SS why not move to a smaller community without such high rent ? Is it because the other charity is easier to access in Hongkong City ?
Hong Kong is in a " home emergency " right now 😱
4:57 Poor girl smiling
That is terrible the elderly and you get people and children have to live like that. Like the 65 yr old man still works but can't afford the rent too much. The greedy Landlords. Why can't the government build more housing or Something? thanks
China has 65 million empty apartments
Millions of shipping containers empty and left unused. This is homelessness.
how would they get rid of those bed bugs in a place like that?
Bug spray
Red lining helps me understand what it feels to be denied, and forgotten. Those are people who've worked hard all their lives, and this is how the CCP respects their common citizens. Yes, I understand being of color from a certain side of town.... It's dispicable. It's ungodly.
I feel bad for these people because it is not that difficult to improve their living conditions. If I was married to any of those woman our family would be in a 3 bedroom condo before week's end because I still gots connections in HK.
This is a disgrace, people caged like animals. Greedy people allowed to exploit the poor. The government needed to step in when these cage houses first came about, their pets have bigger home than this.
I think the Chinese government will never tell how many of this poor people died from the corona virus.
This is so not right. What to do. Something need to be done. What is it people? What happen to charity in this country. Where taxation goes to? Something is js not right.
The Hong Kong government has plenty of cash surplus but fuck all heart. Zero conviction in looking after the quality of life of its citizens; only there to serve big business property developer and nothing else. Total disgrace. The people expect and deserve better.
Remember this when you shop at Walmart.
Poor people...
Come to the US. You will find bigger and affordable apartments
minimalism to the max
I thought the title was a dinner reference
wheres d govt?
What a miserable life.
7:16 I'd like to see that exhaust fan in action
7:55 Here it is
Better a small apartment, then homless.
Make me think our Singapore 1 room HDB public housing is way more good
why would you swing a cat?
Because you have the space to.
It's an old saying.
In China, it's called dinner to go
phresh lol. 😄no animal cruelty please.
Typically, Chinese has the reputation of cruelty towards cats/dogs and their typical expressions speaks of their typical experience. Sad!
Omg !
that 65 year old is goals for not depending on welfare
This problem will happen in your life, in your place if land is treated as Investment thing. Read the book Progress and Poverty.
omg😢
If fire break out.....
And in China there’s millions empty apartments
Sad
Tiny place, too many people. Many millionaires, many poor people. It's HK.
Fire trap.
Rich 🆚 poor, watching this people makes me feel embarrassed and ashamed of the humanity 😔 Time to time, we should remember that leaving this materialistic life, we will take it with us the ABSOLUTE NOTHING, rich or poor...
god is truly merciless to the innocent. why is he so cruel to these people? boggles my mind
8:20 I eat that much in a day