The Horrible Plight of Hong Kong's Poor

Cage People (1995): Near Hong Kong's Kowloon shopping district the city's poor suffer in squalid conditions. A man crouches in a tiny wire cage hardly bigger than a child's cot. It's been his home for 30 years. He is one of Hong Kong's hidden poor - a worker that nobody wants. For downloads and more information visit: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/159/hong-kong-cage-people For similar stories see our China playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGSlkijht5ixd1YeghjJipmzYflAFYJH A Tale of Two Slums: Tackling Poverty in South Africa https://youtu.be/19VGE204Mt4 The Gap Between Rich and Poor is Only Getting Wider https://youtu.be/uwKQy7SmRBo Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Soaring rents and unemployment have forced an increasing number of people below the poverty line. While the rich business elite of Hong Kong line their pockets, state-welfare is still a dirty word. Despite the government's budget surplus there is no minimum wage or unemployment benefit. Meanwhile inflation, together with cheap Chinese workers, threatens to force more and more people out of work. Waiting lists for housing can be seven years and suicide rates are high. Dignity is an important concept for the Chinese and many regard a caged existence as hardly worth living. ABC Australia - Ref. 0159 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.