Squalid Living Conditions Of Hong Kong's Poor Population

Cage Dwellers (2010): Despite its wealth, Hong Kong is leaving its poor to rot in squalid conditions. With one toilet per floor and just a few square feet to their name, thousands of cage dwellers live no better than animals.
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"Many can't afford three meals a day or even water, the rent is not even cheap!" says human rights activist Sze Lai. She introduces us to 79-year-old Dai, who has spent 30 years in a cage. Ten other men share his room. Piled up to the ceiling, their cages would look shocking in a zoo. A chief worry is hygiene. 8-year-old Jessica lives with her mother in a cubicle too small to let a grown man stand. She points to the only toilet on their floor: "I hate it. People above throw dead rats down here". Although the need for public housing is dire, nothing is being done to eradicate cage dwelling. With only half of the government elected by universal suffrage, the poor just don't have a voice.
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[@user-zq1lb3lx4m]

I've spent 9 yrs in prison and I've never lived this bad...

[@mukulkumar8611]

Kiss khusi me jail gaya tha. Bhai.

[@stephanblack4558]

Yet!

[@laptopm1113]

9 years , how did you cope

[@laptopm1113]

@Cute Oppa no i understand , i just wonder . how you can keep yourself , i find life hard as it is , and i know a bit about prison , its so difficult but prison is sometimes outside too , depends how your mind is , it sall about the mind ,

[@laptopm1113]

@Cute Oppa yeah that was the question exactly . how to think so you can cope . but uhm , i dont know what country you are from . i am in europe myself ,because you mentioned the word; here ,,, but you may be elsewhere

[@chronictonicwizardcat]

The mother and daughter hurt my heart, nobody deserves to live like this

[@guyincognito7308]

yeah imagine the daughter trying to study in that little space??

[@freeman10000]

It is heartbreaking.

[@DamienNightmarish]

What about the old men?

[@khaias7822]

chris Barnett what the fuck?

[@Maki-00]

Chronic Tonic Wizard Cat I worry about some pervert harming the little girl while her mother is at work. A creepy place for a little girl to be alone,

[@norcaltimcaldwell3325]

Man, to live your life in a dog kennel with no family is just saddening and really makes you think how lucky one can truly be

[@Maria7Maria]

Basically my life and I’m in the UK

[@sal2975]

We're lucky dogs

[@anjaoldnettle2841]

Mummy, don’t cry! Angel!

[@SB-ls7qj]

This is just terrible, tragic, and heartbreaking. It makes me angry, that people live like this. Children, elderly?! I would die to think of my father growing old and sleeping in a cage, probably waiting to die alone and uncared for. I’d never let that happen.

[@White_Wrath]

Do you really think he actually lives in a cage?

[@artieborko4988]

@@White_Wrath ...what now? Oh, you saw a different video. Never mind

[@SqueakyPasta]

@@artieborko4988 with a name like rat what would you expect

[@bigbk3278]

@@White_Wrath?

[@ashleypoznoski2510]

God forgive me for anything I’ve ever taken for granted 😢

[@imogenclare1907]

Ashley Poznoski I’m thinking the same thing

[@salmalachgar]

Same here :'(

[@fv8399]

Same I'm learning to appreciate what I have more 😊

[@jennifermarie3158]

Ask him to forgive us for all the inequality we overlook in the world. Instead of merely "being thankful for what we have," we should all put in more work to make this world more just

[@patricialloyd866]

forgive us Lord Amen 🙏

[@tsoialina]

even though I was born and raised in a brazilian slum, I've never seem such bad situations. People have their dignities stolen.

[@raushaunrigsby1181]

In favelas in Brazil from Sao Paulo to Rio, Black people are being murdered by the apartheid state of Brazil while living amidst open sewers and treated as lower class citizens, but the Black Brazilian spirit is strong and unbreakable, that's the difference, over 300 years of struggle against a white supremacist racist evil regime in Brazil.

[@MCee97]

Aline Brito I would have thought living conditions in Brazilian slums would be worse to be honest

[@italodalmasneto1701]

I'm from Brazil. Stop with these leftist bullshit.

[@tsoialina]

Italo Dal Mas Neto what are you even talking about? I think you misread something

[@italodalmasneto1701]

"In favelas in Brazil from Sao Paulo to Rio, Black people are being murdered by the apartheid state of Brazil while living amidst open sewers and treated as lower class citizens, but the Black Brazilian spirit is strong and unbreakable, that's the difference, over 300 years of struggle against a white supremacist racist evil regime in Brazil." This I mean is a leftisti bullshit. REPLY

[@abestm8]

I am a 69-year-old Brit who had the privilege to spent 4 years (1964 to 69) of my late childhood in HK when it was still a British Colony. I left at the age of 16. These conditions have always existed and it is nothing new. No one, and I mean absolutely no one has ever done anything to really help those people and trust me there were far worse conditions to be seen than you showed here, bad enough as they are. Look into what was once called the walled City for starters. I loved the place and the people and I still do. I was there while Mao had his cultural revolution and many refugees from the mainland lived in hiding for fear they would be sent back across the border to certain death if they were found. They lived in packing crate shanty town dwellings hidden in many obscure places. During the frequent typhoons, many were killed in landslides. I feel so bad for those folk. No one ever did squat for them, and they were always the true backbone of Hong Kong. Bless all you Hong Konger's Deep Respect.

[@charlesbrown4483]

As devastating as the Great Leap Forward was for China, I’m sure it as equally as detrimental to HK. It amazes me how selectively world history is taught, seemingly all across the world. Here in America grade school students get the same rehashed lessons about the Holocaust every year. Meanwhile it wasn’t until I was in my 20’s reading on the internet that I found out about the Great Leap Forward, the Holodomor, etc.

[@bigbong620]

@@charlesbrown4483 Americans ought to be made a bit more aware of their own history.

[@charlesbrown4483]

@@bigbong620 Are you referring to the colonization of native lands? And if so why?

[@TheLowest]

@@bigbong620 yes because slavery and the colonization of america is hardly known about these days. Just shut up dude, you're making a fool out of yourself.

[@mindrolling24]

My god: going through the pandemic must have been a nightmare for these poor people. I hope the situation has improved.

[@CreatingAlong]

Most didn't make it😔

[@kingsavatar101]

Can't they just work and get some money?

[@canuck2444]

@@kingsavatar101 That's like expecting the homeless to get a job. It's a bad cycle that's hard to break. The government has to intervene in a way that will actually help.

[@mistrotech8894]

​@@kingsavatar101 They do.

[@lynne5762]

Wow I see why they work hard once getting here

[@Algrenion]

that mother and, especially, her little girl Jessica seem so wonderful such a bright, bubbly kid... they deserve so much better

[@Algrenion]

@@alexmansell7616 fooled by what?

[@PaytonRobertz]

Alex Mansell ?

[@Lindsaylbb]

But they choose to be there. Had they stayed in mainland the girl can still have good education, friends, siblings, places to study and eat, sunshine at home

[@ashtonasmr3157]

@@Lindsaylbb Mainland China is no different. There is over 1 billion people in China. People that grow up in poverty still do not recieve education or a safe place to live.

[@lilifel]

She looks happy despite all this

[@TheDrnknmnky]

Hong Kong is such a rich and booming city this is a disgrace and beyond sad ...

[@chengyoujiang6076]

Hong Kong is not dynamic and vibrant anymore like it used to be.

[@burtonl7239]

Lol wut? In any kind of society, there will be bottom dwellers. If you want paradise, go to church. They are the only party to promise a place with no suffering.

[@lit721]

eewre that’s extreme capitalism baby. hong kongers are materialistic and money hungry. not surprising that this happened, the government doesn’t want to properly regulate anything like housing. maybe the economic slump because of mainland chinese competition will wake them up.

[@MrJm323]

eewre, ....You're an idiot! In a typical American city these people would be living in tent and cardboard encampments -- until the police do a sweep and throw away ALL of their belongings (with exception of what they are wearing or carrying in their arms) ....and then they just migrate to other places. THAT is the disgrace! At least in Hong Kong they have actual shelter and can leave their goods securely while they are out.

[@MrJm323]

@kxr ....KXR is the king of the idiots. Apparently he doesn't realize that 80% of everyone living under a Communist regime lived like THIS. ....In a capitalist country ONLY the poor live like this -- and they are LUCKY; because in semi-socialist America they live ON THE STREETS and in parks, in tents and under cardboard.

[@Ms.Guardian]

The fact that the mother was trying to laugh it off even while crying and the elderly literally living in cages is just terrible!

[@recykitano9230]

I worked in Hong Kong as a domestic helper years ago. I've seen situations like these and couldn't believe it. I've seen lots of elderlies collecting tin cans, newspapers, discarded boxes and wondered if they had children..... And if they had, why would they allow their parents to sort garbages everyday? I couldn't really believe I was in a world class city. For several times, I tried helping some elderlies pushed their carts out of the road. What a life.

[@bonitobonita9263]

You can’t blame their kids don’t take care of them because there’s so many reasons kids don’t want to or can’t. But even if they’re toxic parents/grandparents they need help and it should be done by government

[@Art-uq5wl]

​@@bonitobonita9263Britanicos y gringos toca invadir un país y matar familias🗿

[@Aryan_Sanan]

as a human its hard to see this...

[@austinbevis4266]

I can't relate, I'm a turkey who snuck out to watch KZbin

[@goaling6643]

austin bevis hey! u were suppose to be my Thanksgiving dinner! I better call T.P.O (Turkey police organization)

[@ycastro2003]

Unless your PETA.

[@bictcuoent8064]

Kathy Sing Shut the fuck up, Kathy...

[@christinenewhouse1264]

Bict Cuoent Be nice...stay grateful..

[@sweetandyyy]

Just remember that your life could be someone’s dream life. Be grateful for what you have Edit: Damn I posted this comment 1 year ago I forgot about this🤣😅anyway don’t fight in the comments. Please spread love ❤️

[@awacksi]

Sweetandy well said

[@shivamanand3908]

Sometimes being grateful doesn't help. Many people who we think have everything still ends up committing suicide. Some people have nothing and are still brave enough to live their life. Mental illness is real and vastly ignored in this world.

[@jchea1764]

Yeah... But someone else's life is my dream life too.. just sayin'

[@FateNightroad]

What if your entire life was in fact just a fabrication of someone else's imagination? Ever thought about that?

[@Frenchfriesandchunkythighs]

I agree but in the same breathe i feel increasingly guilty the more i watch these documentaries. Im british and quite lucky to be living in a house in a country full of wealth, education, quite safe, no extreme weather in my area etc. But at the same time my country is full of greed. I am seeing the gap between rich and poor so much more especially my country in comparison to others. I recently watched a documentary about the poor in vietnam and they said it takes a year for the poor to even earn $30 dollars. At the moment im in a situation where i dont have income, i have no job, limited savings and most of my money is going on rent. Its been hard to have money to buy food. A few weeks back i only had £12 for food for a whole month. I was worried and for me i thought that was a struggle. After seeing those documentaries i became aware that although i was poor for my countries standards i was rich compared to others. I started to realise i dont need to spend £1-£2 on something (which over here is believed to be 'cheap' 'inexpensive ') i realised instead i can buy many cheap basic things for 25p etc, i didnt need to spend the whole pound... These documentaries really open my eyes to inequality, corruption and greed of pretty much all the countries in the world. I wish one day that everyone will realise you can live peacefully and care about others, to share and build each other up and that each of us make the effort to do good in the world. If everyone, EVERYONE, did that then noone would ever need to experience suffering in the short time they have on this planet.

[@Witchofthewoods.]

So VERY sad. 30 years in a cage...No family to help him or love him. It's heartbreaking and I'd be ashamed to treat these people like this. GREEDY people are the most vile of human beings. They deserve to be robbed of their wealth and treated like these elderly people. I hope it changes.

[@michaelpryor78]

That mother/daughter relationship in the midst of the squalor was pretty beautiful to see

[@hanssolos3699]

i used to live in hk for 4 yrs. My hk colleagues never invited me into their homes bcos they said its very small. But a few times i managed to visit their public ghettos and was shocked. So, on many weekends i invited some of my closest colleagues to come over my apartment to chill out, cook meals, watch movies, sang karaoke, play mahjong, etc. Some will stay over and sleep in the living room or bedrooms. I was in a 3 bedroom/2 bathrooms apartment. Bigger than the average apartments in hk. Those were some of the best weekends i had cos we had fun and it took their worries away. Bcos im not a bar hopping person, so i rather have my friends come over where they can drink till sunrise. We never had any bad incident. Just lots of laughter and bad karaoke singing. And it was nice to have my friends sleepover on weekends. Those were fun days.

[@lazarogonzalez68]

you're a good person :)

[@broganhogan3469]

You are one of the good ones God bless you

[@emmanuelbuenviaje6564]

Priceless

[@CraigStCyrPlus]

You're a damn good soul. Whenever you feel down on yourself (which may be often because of your big heart and active conscience), just think of the joy and distraction you offered to your friends. Love from Canada. 🇨🇦💝

[@bradcampbell5766]

HK needs more people like you. That seems like an old fashioned value that requires charity as described in The Bible. Giving of your time is appreciated, I'm sure. Just one overnight a month to look forward to would be a blessing.

[@skyepun5940]

I'm from Hong Kong. I come from a middle-income family, and my friend is one of these people who have to live in these poor living condition. I feel really bad for her, and I learnt to be grateful for what I have

[@mki27746]

Please continue to be a real friend to her. There are many of us who care🙂

[@juleeh8146]

How can we help these unfortunate loving human beings 😞

[@GeraltOfRivia99]

no wonder asian people move to canada and america.... in there countries they treat people like trash.

[@leeccdoo]

This is so heart wrenching that it makes me feel sick to my stomach. I can't imagine what the Claustrophobia must be like! 😰

[@HassaanALal]

@@juleeh8146 through money and making sure that money goes to them and unfortunately, every govt is money hungry and they dont want stability for everyone.

[@devdattsinhgohil9750]

12:53 her innocent face told everything 😢 God give her best life like us 🙏🏻

[@gbeach85]

Damn, that’s heartbreaking. That mother seems like such a strong woman who just needs a break. We all do sometimes. And her chipper little girl isn’t old enough to be jaded and feel the crushing weight of the world. I hope she can hold on to that as long as she possibly can. ❤

[@rhondawood1361]

This breaks my heart. No one should live like this. Especially our elderly and children.

[@jamakiaheckert7227]

Those are not animals! Even anomaly we have to take care.. this is chaines peoples. No heart at all. Nada 👎

[@terriepehrson3103]

Rhonda..I know, right?? Can we send them money?? How??🙏🙏⚘🤔

[@binxthekitty54]

@@terriepehrson3103 Send it to me. I'll make sure it goes where it needs....

[@cosima9586]

Considering all the help people with children get, look at the parents. Elderly I don't mine, but as a single person who chose not have kids, I should be not paying for those who do. The singles taxes we face is ridiculous just to fund helping kids. And its only going to getvecen worse with these abortion and contraceptive bans they are pushing

[@SuperKonjac]

The elderly would be better euthanized at this stage. At least they’d keep some of their dignity

[@Taikina]

you can already see how their relationship is strained because the mother has to vent to someone about how suffocating it feels to live like that but what child or teenager could listen to that on a loop all the time? can you imagine the negative ripple effect this has on society when people are literally locked in a small cage together and go insane? and yet there's huge ghost malls and condos

[@dannycool59x49]

there is something wrong with this world ey

[@julosx]

Imagine the daughter, she's 18, still living with her mother in this cage… more than likely.

[@dansmith9272]

julosx I'm pretty sure she's 15 because she's 6 years old in this video, and this video was made in 2009.

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

It is shameful to live comfortably knowing there are ppl like this mother and daughter living in that condition, … Have we forgotten our humanity ?!

[@AlexB-pp7dc]

Have you done anything to fix it

[@riseevolution]

@@AlexB-pp7dc 🤣🤣🤣

[@MadScientyst]

This is one of the saddest things I've EVER seen! I feel enraged, frustrated, almost to grief & still shaking my head in disbelief. I used to think that nothing could top the 'Favelas' in Brazil or the water homes in some SE Asian Countries in terms of poverty & survival. I live in a 3rd world Caribbean Country...but even we don't have that level of (for want of a better word)...suffering. How can a /any Government be supporting this & not doing more for the ppl? Please post regular updates on the plight of these unfortunate ppl. Thank you for a truly eye-opening piece & it's a gentle reminder to myself, that my domestic /survival issues are ridiculouly petty in comparison...smh

[@Sarah.Riedel]

Watching the mother trying to smile through her tears is heartbreaking 💔

[@harrypotter-mc1sq]

It's sad to see resilient people break down...

[@BomboFeca]

Lol

[@_ambivalentamber_8032]

She’s ready to be free from prison 😔

[@user-so9tv8dz4c]

Asians deserve this treatment. Be white or be nothing

[@patrickoneill1011]

That's very Sad... I hope conditions improve for the people there.

[@autumn101000]

I'm so sad. Elderly people should not be treated like this.

[@missapril7545]

Eat your greens! 😢😢😢

[@KumaBean]

Nobody of an innocent disposition should be treated like this.

[@claudiariedel5777]

This is not humanely comprehensible.

[@AnbuInDark]

@Sesshomaru Uzumaki so only those 3 types of people not people who exploit others for there gain i could go on

[@AnbuInDark]

@Sesshomaru Uzumaki and lets add pedophiles

[@lareinalinda3515]

That little is so innocently sweet and so very humble above all she looks super appreciative and happy ❤

[@raymonddonahue7282]

When I was in the Navy, I couldn't afford a fancy hotel so I stayed in one of these one rack places. It's just enough for you to lay down. That's the way my life was on the ship so it didn't bother me.

[@rachelsanders2314]

Thanks for your service!

[@ISchwipschwapI]

The rich will get what they want. The poor will lose what they need

[@WarriorLL]

Joseph Seed

[@debbiexoxoxo6628]

Very well said!

[@whitewhiskers781]

God forgive me when I whine, I have a home, and the world is mine.

[@yandorsochi2]

white whiskers preach

[@glitzyglam7827]

Exactly! Me too! 🙏🏻

[@m.moonsie]

KEK

[@Mario_N64]

Best not be whinin now

[@OisO8]

That’s dangerous even more so for children to share bathroom with all these strangers and left alone while mom at work 🥺

[@oldswede9307]

How can the rest of the world sit back and see people treated this way?

[@nickw6019]

Absolutely tragic living conditions. Hong Kong really should be ashamed of this.

[@steventhong5746]

NO NEED !! ...MAYBE...HANG ALL THE DEVELOPERS

[@sofiaram_os8052]

There probably are that’s why its not so well know

[@johanna5688]

This is normal there. I saw this so long ago. These ppl are too selfish - so what can you expect?

[@defaultlogos2976]

@@steventhong5746 How about hang the government? They are playing a direct role in the land prices considering their the ones leasing the land at ridiculous prices that house developers need to charge a ridiculous amount.

[@whyjustwhy5218]

If you’re American go outside and look around. The cage homes are actually better than the way we treat our homeless. I live right in the heart of the Bay Area California known as one of the wealthiest places to live and half of my city is tent shanties. Sure people will say they are addicts or criminals but I promise you they did not choose to be there. A cage would be an upgrade. Hell, in the last year, I myself have gone from living in a nice house with a backyard to living in the back of a box truck with deep cycle batteries and solar and use public restrooms with no shower. And I’m a full time “essential worker”. If you think Hong Kong is to be ashamed of this you’re wrong. We all are.

[@spookypeter9255]

our prisoners live better

[@bill94110]

guess you never been incarcerated.. and the ol mans situation in the cage didn't look to bad to me

[@BlackRose85789]

Prisoners in china live better also then these men.

[@drobles394]

yes! I agree Peter Blinnikoff!

[@steviegee2011]

Peter Blinnikoff yep 👍 by law even our murderers have more rights

[@JoseGarcia-ww1bn]

Ya but at least you can walk into one of those loiue V stores

[@traceyrychewhite1874]

I've never seen anything like this. No human being should ever have to live in such confined places. This is heartbreaking 💔.

[@meowishkat]

This documentary has taught me to be more grateful for the things i have, rather then complain about things that i dont have. The one thing i think people should rememeber is that there are people out there who have it worse then you. so always be gratefu for the things you have and not to compare with people who may seem like they have it all.

[@dudanunesbleff]

I'm sorry, but knowing our place in the "food chain" isn't meant to make us stop trying to change things for the better.

[@christinenewhouse1264]

Say to yourself..."Im grateful and blessed..Thank you GOD.

[@ttrieds8023]

So just grateful can help those people get a better home.

[@Nintendo129]

Too bad one of those things isn't good grammar

[@zeusraptis5834]

meowishkat budha always said compared your living situation with some one that has less than ya, you will see how blessful you are

[@mrsprincenelson5756]

Absolutely heartbreaking, my goodness! I wouldn’t be happy if my dog was in that cage for five minutes, let alone a elderly person!

[@runningkirkwa2934]

My dog would hate these cages

[@lunafringe10]

in her case, this cage is her protection.

[@SoloEcho]

I would hate my owner if he sent me in one of those cage. . Boy id bark real loud!

[@majlordag1889]

I hate seeing old people suffer

[@thelastminmom5251]

Or a little school age kid. I felt sooooo bad for Jessica.

[@elliemae80]

I had a panic attack just watching that child walk all that way in a major city alone. 😳

[@TRTClinic]

He said "hundreds of people" live like this in Hong Kong. In America, we have over half a MILLION people without ANY shelter at all. Sleeping on streets and even in garbage dumpsters.

[@dennettshane1929]

They could not have picked a better poster child. That kid was fucking adorable.

[@powerpsi_8398]

Super cute kid. I hope she's living better now

[@kellyedey5341]

Dennett Shane really???.

[@Dirty44harry1]

I live in Hong Kong. Whenever tourists tells me they think HK is a beautiful place I tell them it's a shit hole and REALLY NEED TO EXPLORE HK, not just go to touristy place.

[@ihsankamil6279]

Every place is a shithole then

[@danielinnicg2114]

Same in north of lreland you can go see all the g.o.t things but come to the peacewalls we live in ghettos

[@clcampbell85]

Dirty44harry1 Tourists aren’t there to see the shitty part of town bud LOL

[@jingyun4323]

I loved my visit to HK, before the protests. I hope you're safe there right now.

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

@@clcampbell85 An exception could be made if the Kowloon Walled City existed today.

[@ughgowonsscalpandcrunchyvo4926]

I just watched recently about the coffin homes in Hong Kong and most of the residents there were previously “cage dwellers” as this video stated. Most of them were also applying for public housing but they said it takes 5-6 years at best to get a response from the government. It really disgusts me how most taxes goes to the pockets of the rich, I’d rather it goes to the unfortunate than to the corrupted. It pains to think that these elderly gentlemen passed away in such inhumane conditions as this was recorded back in 2009 😢

[@souravraykol]

The dark side of the city masked with cosmetic prosperity.

[@MrLittlec7]

Unfortunately, this probably every city in the world!!! Living in a cage is a bit much, though. Damn!!!

[@KT-ln8em]

Still better than mainland China 13 dollars a not in mainland

[@marlarki5280]

The city doesn't even look good, it looks like absolute ass, worse than tier 2 cities on the mainland.

[@vickireid9581]

Makes my single wide trailer seem like a palace.

[@christianthaysen6588]

its crazy... i guess u should value, what u have. I too complain about my tiny apartment, but in comparison...

[@jackiemartin5087]

Vicki Reid amen to that sister !!

[@stephanblack4558]

It looks like England after they opened up the Borders to Europe.

[@kristingallo2158]

I like my tiny apartment

[@Mario_N64]

I lived in a single wide as a kid, and it felt almost luxurious.

[@Sonny984]

Wooow this has really been an eye opener maaan. And ive complainted about petty things.

[@jesuscadena5673]

God bless you Jessica and your mom. I hope your job find somewhere bigger to live in and nicer. You’ll be in my prayers

[@powerpsi_8398]

This should put things into perspective for people. Be happy with what you have in this world because there are people out there dying to switch spots with you.

[@jamesaritchie1]

The worst thing anyone can do is be happy with what they have. Do you suppose the people in this video should be happy with what they have? Yes, there are always people in worse shape, but you will be, too, the moment you stop trying to improve what you are and what you have.

[@raushaunrigsby1181]

Inaccurate, being "humble" and thankful for what you have, allows you to not feel pity for yourself, which automatically causes you to strive for more to give more to those in need. How could anyone ever feel sorry for themselves if they live in the Western World, even those on welfare receive 10 times more than these people, if they had the right perspective such as powerpsi stated.

[@MegaPianogenius]

true to a certain extent but not a me me culture where everyone strives to be the richest etc and to hell with everyone else that is no society, we all rely on each other the moment we are born

[@castkeyboard]

James Ritchie you don't have to be happy, just be GRATEFUL. Accept the fact that you have it better than some others.

[@kansasthunderman1]

Yeah right - Someone at the bottom of Hell would be glad to switch spots with someone at the top.

[@2011anuj]

worst moment in world, When a littile baby girl says,'Mother dont cry' And the mother just smiles knowing she cant help it.

[@sexymaxine24]

I needed to see this today, message received!!😔😢🙏🏾

[@chuckfuller5083]

This really helps put things in perspective.

[@ariax1078]

I used to live in a medium size apartment in HongKong and it’s more expensive than my 5 bedroom house with a swimming pool in Australia. That’s how unaffordable things are in HongKong.

[@jby146]

Kickons at yours?

[@MaseraSteve]

Damn native Australian complained about cannot afford house with 4 bedroom for $100k. now you're telling me HK property cost more than that kind of fancy house with pool? Damn i have to see it with my own eye

[@uaepigeons2218]

I am crying to see this single mom with daughter, ohhh my heart goes out

[@skitaco7068]

She's not single.

[@stephengreico2810]

@@skitaco7068 ppl love the narrative of the single mother because it allows them to demonize men...it clearly said she had a husband....you don't hear these ppl feelimg bad for the older ppl forced to spend their remaining years in a cage. Ppls empathy is bullshit

[@Smooshes786]

@@stephengreico2810 the description was forced upon women by society. Demonize the originators of it- men. Times have shifted things. Language needs to catch up.

[@LinKoRn-parK]

Read through some of the comments before the ads were done playing and I'm not watching the video and I'm so glad!

[@alcoholic2412]

When I get irritated with my roommates, I watch videos like this to humble myself

[@harmonymitcham2857]

I love how some people live in huge mansions and own 20 Lamborginis, and some people die starving in the streets and live in cages in the exact same city, human greed disgusts me, I left San Fran for this same reason, just sad that now a days people care more about how nice there car is rather then being a good person and helping others.

[@OfftoShambala]

I’ll bet you anything you have more money than me... I’m about to be homeless... will you send $30 or are you just greedy?

[@eldasung]

Living in SF currently , I can see your point

[@rayray7906]

Born and raise in the city. It's probably worse since u left it. Everything is so expensive. More homeless then ever

[@bta.c.e3739]

OfftoShambala wtf is wrong with you

[@NamNguyen-kc6ud]

@@OfftoShambala I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU 30$. But you need to deposit into my account for 1000$ first. After that, I will send you 30$ + 1000$ of your deposit money. Is it ok?! I am a nice person after all. : ))))))))

[@juancena1117]

I live in a trailer with my mom in the Us. I've lived in conditions like this before. We used to have a room that would only fit a bed and nothing more. I've always been grateful for what I had but people living in cages is horrid.

[@albertsmith99]

I agree. I have lived in shelters and in the streets and I sometimes forget how lucky I am but videos like this really help me remember not to take things for granted.

[@susieballard4957]

Why even stay alive? It does not matter if I have a home or money. I can't enjoy those things knowing there is people suffering without them. You should be grateful and happy that you have a home..... I am grateful but I am not happy. I want to die! So I dont have to think about people living like this. How does this happen?

[@albertsmith99]

@@susieballard4957 oh you poor thing. Why do you compare your life with someone else's? Of course that is going to make you unhappy. Some will have more than you and some will have less but this shouldn't make you want to die or not being able to enjoy things. If you feel so bad then why not help someone in need? Suffering is universal no matter your socioeconomic status.

[@susieballard4957]

@@albertsmith99 I recycle, I go into neighborhoods and pick up trash, off the road too. I donate my clothing and my daughter's clothing and toys to a charity that's located close to my house. When I have extra money I will donate that also. But donating, cleaning and recycling is not enough. I cannot enjoy life knowing they're suffering. I don't want to wear nice clothing if you can't. I don't want to have a nice meal if you can't. I don't want everything for myself. I don't want anybody to suffer. I could be happy and then in the back of my mind I am reminded right now in this moment someone is starving to death. Then it starts over again. I am cursed for caring too much. But would I rather be a heartless person? No I could never. I'll be the one that gets killed trying to help someone.

[@vasuyaduvanshi4135]

Eminem is that you?

[@juliojjesgmailcom]

Excellent Video - Report.

[@marciebigley1820]

I've been homeless and those homes look like shelters. We now rent a little house but I never take it for granted.

[@symontemplar1418]

6:34 The daughter wipes a tear from her mother's eye. This is touching!

[@thismothafuckasaid9909]

Prisons here in The Netherlands are like godly compared to them holy shit.

[@lcy3877]

I heard this Belgium or Netherlands killer who gunned many people down actually got the choice to choose to be jailed in his own house omg

[@triciafrank8059]

Look up Norway prisons 😦

[@EyFmS]

Are you commenting from prison? 😅

[@rggtrsdgtw]

Hes right. Im from Holland too and the system is fucked up. You can get drunk and drive and kill a person and you only get 120 hours of community service. Prisoners live in fucking hotel like rooms. Its sick

[@12bucLai16]

You mean heavenly

[@dorothyminear2709]

Such Beautiful souls this makes me cry for them I see the elderly like that and I think of my grandparents I loved so much and miss them everyday the cages got me really upset I just wanted to hug them all people we all need to be kind to one another we need to protect our elderly and love them

[@amandasari8710]

Thanks for sharing👌

[@helmyabdullah1962]

Despite all these , they still smile

[@ManjeetSingh-uj3cm]

HELMY ABDULLAH when situation is out of ur hands.. U can only smile or cry

[@chris.to.the.g]

Stupid people tend to smile a lot.

[@PP-vf1kx]

HELMY ABDULLAH ....if not smile,cry? And you will still live in a cage!

[@raylongoria3565]

May their work eventually pay off in the end

[@bryllejustinreforma6292]

MORE LIKE SADISTIC EVIL SMILE

[@tasha6063]

No one should have to live in such conditions...especially the elderly...just heartbreaking.

[@xoxoxoxoxo7997]

Nobody should live in cages

[@donniecatalano]

Not even animals

[@ajcurran100]

This broke my heart. I’m in utter shock seeing the elderly and the mum with the 8 year old living in cages and squalid cubicles 😭. How can this be acceptable in any country. CAGES 😡

[@K_C83]

props to the mum for working so hard to support her and her daughter.

[@dhw14]

How does 7-11 get away with paying a worker in Hong Kong less than $4 hr?

[@dylansmith8142]

Did you not consider that 4 USD might have more buying power in Hong Kong?

[@dhw14]

@@dylansmith8142 I really didn't think of that....🤔

[@bananasaur5209]

@@dylansmith8142 Hong Kong is not in Japan lmao It's in China ya Dingus

[@dylansmith8142]

@@bananasaur5209 Oh no! I accidentally referee to Japan instead of Hong Kong. How unforgivable. But at least I don't have the mistaken belief that Hong Kong is in China.

[@bananasaur5209]

@@dylansmith8142 Hong Kong is in China tho. It's a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is in China an it will soon be taken over by the CCP. It's only a matter of time.

[@LoLuvLo]

I hope that mother and her daughter get a nice home

[@wendyhuang1134]

They prolly won't since nobody is starting a funding + connecting with them directly to deposit those funds

[@Nene_760]

Fr it broke my heart because she looked like my neice

[@stephenpaea177]

When the daughter said she slept with the roaches, I’m like that’s it, fuck this shit, I’m out.

[@badtiger7471]

Yup, my heart goes out to them.

[@nashstahl7704]

Hope dont do shit for nobody

[@cyndriay1551]

This is so unacceptable for people to have to live this way.

[@ck5404]

so sad from such a rich economy. I actually cry when I see Jessica living in such diabolical conditions. please show what is happening to Jessica now in 2022

[@henryevans2935]

When I see how little Jessica is living and she speaks about the roaches crawling on her hands at night breaks my heart I pray that she and other children like Jessica finally get a beautiful clean home

[@tarotdreamseverythinginbet350]

I cannot stop crying watching this video. This little girl I can see the pain in her eyes as she is cheerfully talking yet she stays strong for her mother. What a beautiful child. I pray their circumstances get better somehow. I wish there were a way to help them

[@ljduk7595]

Such a shame, rich countries treating their poor so bad. Specialty charging more per sq foot than luxury apartments. 😢😔

[@ravon1982]

not a shame its communist

[@lapacesiaconvoi]

they said some of these people pay as much rent as luxury apartments cost? someone has got to intervene. all over the world public housing waiting lists are hopeless except in finland.

[@kavalia2307]

@@lapacesiaconvoi That's the problem. NOBODY wants to intervene in Hong Kong. The home ownership rate is something like 49% (low but still). That means you're going to piss off half of society if you do anything

[@lapacesiaconvoi]

you're so right. it's fantasy hoping for such change. the privileged live by relatively blissful standards . they likely do not think about the poor, ignore them because it causes guilt or sadness. they can't intervene. enjoying their higher standards takes precedence and always will.

[@lcy3877]

Hong Kong is democratic (limited cos technically they still under China control) , China is communist

[@redbutterflynine]

Actually I was homeless most of my childhood till age 19. Then was able to get into section 8 housing. To be honest these cages are better than absolutely nothing. Here in USA so many people live in tents out in the cold etc. So many homeless. It's very sad.

[@lareinalinda3515]

I make my children watch these documentaries so they don’t forget to appreciate the little they have even living in the US. God bless you all

[@debbiesullivana1795]

I complaining I need more room. I only have three rooms. I have to shut up and think. Be grateful for you have.

[@chrischimera]

Chuck Taylor lmao

[@tayleign]

Wym three rooms? Do you live alone? Or do you actually have three bedrooms?

[@PP-vf1kx]

Debbie Sullivan A ...maybe give one room to the caged old man?

[@Wolfsheim23]

Americans are a spoiled lot, they should be so much happier for the life we have. It's 100x better than this shit. Why people choose t to stay in a overpriced city that doesn't even pay them decently is beyond me. What would that place do if all the low level workers all left?

[@lloydblankfeinofgoldmansac8203]

@Chuck Finley you sound like a banker on Wall street.

[@rainerlein]

Would love to see how Jessica and her mom are doing now.

[@lloydblankfeinofgoldmansac8203]

"Jessica."

[@joechang1958]

You are really care about those peoples. 👍 We hope they still have their smile on their faces

[@najwa06031]

Whos jessica?

[@Toxxsicklemons]

4:49 seeing the smile on the child is beautiful to see. Then they show how they live and it shows family over everything.

[@noorodivergent]

Even in the UK now we have similar dwellings to this, called temporary housing 😢 sometimes up to 7 people living in a 1 room flat with damp mould shares dirty bathrooms etc

[@jojo-eb1ib]

This ain't right I dont care where you live

[@johnny1992black]

seems right to me

[@aaliyahdouglass2166]

@@johnny1992black how???

[@kavalia2307]

@@aaliyahdouglass2166 simple: the alternative is to kick them out to the streets, or create slums like how it is all over the world. The fact is by international standards, these people are living ok. They have access to education, food, water, electricity, gas and healthcare provided by the government. Moreover, a lot of these people will be in government housing sometime in the future. I understand it's a horrible situation for anybody to live like this, but the reality is in every society there will be people on the bottom of the social ladder regardless of what we do.

[@ooossssss]

This is the same city that has the most Rolls Royce's per capita. This really is 2 worlds in one city.

[@DutchClawz]

J. L. Au Yeung where do you have that fact from? Seems like a pretty good way to explain how terrible it is there

[@malnutritionboy]

DutchClawz the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. This is why communism exist.

[@gzehow]

They came to region where's no more space for people. It's their choise to live that way. No one made them to came to Hong Kong. Perhaps they had worse living conditions somewhere else. Comunism is not the answer. In communism everyone would be equally poor like they.

[@kleek2217]

ZionHillCalling will that suggest that capitalism and democracy do not necessarily produce a better Living environment for all its people

[@madhusmitahajong4665]

Living for 30 years it shatters my heart into million pieces

[@MobbMovement]

Water should be free

[@mohamedwaleed8446]

In some areas on earth, you can't find water easily 😳😳😳😳

[@Iceport]

It’s not free even in the US...

[@luvee927]

Nothing should be free. It will only create more lazy people

[@batowner1]

@K O its not the governments job to give you things.

[@wendyhuang1134]

@Kaptain Kid it should be so these people in third world countries get access. Not in first world countries

[@edwardladrera86]

Its almost the same in all other governments. The poor are left to fend for themselves. Very sad.

[@Tony7534]

I was stationed in Honk Kong between 1976 to 78 and got to see this first hand as a Medic all over Hong Kong families would live in shifts in cages i would not put a dog yet they are a lovely people with dreams of a better life God Love Them

[@jondoe5392]

I had to stop watching @8:48, I thought I had it bad living in my van for 2 years (age 17) in the mountains. This crushes my heart. Peace and God Bless.

[@kaispirit2079]

You could tell that the mother had all them emotions build up Inside and was waiting to let them out. Very sad.😔

[@jeannasalima1285]

Stopped watching after around 4 minute. I cant even finished this. And they have to pay for living in a place like that? Wow... that straight up bs... Finally made it through. Bless that little girl jessica. To be able to smile that sweetly despite the poor environment. I love her....

[@bishplis7226]

THIS IS 30 YEARS OLD LOL

[@bluefarmerosrs9721]

bishplis it's 8 yeard old lol.

[@Noname-ni8qm]

Definatelly i choose africa instead this ,there at all has front spacs at the home but here...well this is the result to have more the one kid in this country ,again is their fault

[@titag6111]

how the mom smiles but is miserable..hurts my heart

[@ramoncitomercader4223]

I feel so privileged. People should see this documentary especially the youngsters this days.

[@linkmax91]

Hong Kong has the worlds most expensive real estate prices due to speculative buying from rich investors, this caused the price of rents to become unbelievable. Many landlords dodge legal restrictions and subdivide apartments (as shown), the price for these can be HK$4000. The government does not address the issue as its in the pockets of land developers so no measures are taken to address this problem.

[@karima_MK]

linkmax91 and these people are doing the same in Vancouver.

[@karima_MK]

linkmax91 and these people are doing the same in Vancouver.

[@kansasthunderman1]

the same thing's going on in all US cities. It's called "Agenda 21" and the government is handing out tons of $$$ for developers to build high rises. However, low income neighborhoods are being demolished to make way for expensive high rise projects.

[@ObeySilence]

communism lol

[@mohamedalyahudi3865]

Duh! "expensive real estate prices" are always because of buying from "rich investors".

[@My-Name420]

Yet again my life has been put into perspective. I feel for that family... and the elderly...

[@Lucy0809]

I’ve been sick in bed for 3 days but I am so cozy with my cats, I’m so lucky. Watching tv is ok but hope Jessica is now old enough for better things x

[@lindabarron2181]

Such a beautiful child! She is a light shining in the darkness.

[@jimmy_junk]

I'm 6'3", and could not imagine trying to live like this. These people are incredibly strong. I personally don't think I could do it.

[@bhot1606]

For me much worse, i'm 6'6 and couldn't even fit in the apartment.

[@deloreswilson1798]

The thought of creepy stuff crawling and rats that's all the incentive I'd need for a pup tent.🤔

[@JasonX00]

I'm 6'1. That is a nightmare.

[@falanu103.]

They are traumatized. Mostly explain a lot

[@drummersnare6276]

Sucks for you guys lol. I’m 5”6 I could fit comfortably in there

[@kerryanne5486]

Im never complaining again

[@huriye161]

Kerry Anne yes you are lol

[@yashsvidixit7169]

You will complain again and again and again till your last breath.

[@witchwaynow7572]

In a few years England will be exactly the same. Already multiple people are sharing one bed flats. There are six people living in the one bedroom flat above me and soon enough all accommodation will be dangerously overcrowded.

[@nevildon6224]

I've spent many years in San Quentin and after seeing this, ya San Quentin looks like the Hilton hotel compared to this tradegy.

[@dcbrucelee]

I feel so sorry for those people who are living in that kind of condition.

[@orgasplosion]

JESSICA ❤ such an adorable little girl

[@macharul3292]

I was in HK in the 90's and some poor houses didn't have windows, just steel grid. Must be pretty cold in winter.