Hong Kong’s land is so scarce and expensive, low-income families are unable to cope with the high property prices and rents, and can only stay in “luxury flats” with poor living conditions, such as subdivided flats with only about 100 square feet, or even caged homes and “coffin rooms” with only 20 feet or so, or rooftop flats with room temperature as high as a steamer.
Hong Kong's land is so scarce and expensive, low-income families are unable to cope with the high property prices and rents, and can only stay in "luxury flats," with poor living conditions, such as subdivided flats with only about 100 square feet, or even caged homes and "coffin rooms" with only 20 feet or so, or rooftop flats with room temperature as high as a steamer.