‘Coffin’ apartments offer wooden box homes for the living (Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters) In Hong Kong, affordable apartments are so scarce that people are living in spaces much like an enclosed bunk bed. These so called “coffin homes” fit a single bed and aren’t high enough to stand in. Residents share a common space with a toilet and sink and pay about $155-180 per month for the space. Nearby is some of the most expensive real estate and luxury stores among the city’s gleaming skyscrapers.  Read the complete story.
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‘Coffin’ apartments offer wooden box homes for the living

(Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters)

In Hong Kong, affordable apartments are so scarce that people are living in spaces much like an enclosed bunk bed. These so called “coffin homes” fit a single bed and aren’t high enough to stand in. Residents share a common space with a toilet and sink and pay about $155-180 per month for the space. Nearby is some of the most expensive real estate and luxury stores among the city’s gleaming skyscrapers. 

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    wonder if NBC News wasn’t fooled by a headline in The Onion or something.
  3. rhythmandsounds said: Glad attention is being paid to this issue. Many news items about Hong Kong focus mainly on its status as a prosperous financial hub. Hong Kong may be rich, but there are still many poor.
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