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Hong Kong is full of skyscrapers, with world-renowned shopping destinations and amusement parks to attract tourists.
These images coexist with the picture of elderly people in the city, often seen collecting cardboard to survive.
It reflects the stark contrast between the elderly welfare issues in Hong Kong, which result from the influence of a capitalist system. Low-wage workers earn little and have no savings, no retirement benefits, and even as they grow older, they still have to work.
This episode has been filmed in 2017.
#Hongkong #documentary #poverty #tourism
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20 Comments
East asia culture lke that and its toxic!
yes its true,,, but then theres also some grannies collecting cardboard and she owns a few flats!!! its a sad life.. but at least not like in the Uk where people who can work choose not to work and claim benefits, which in turn increase our taxes for those that do work!!!
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I don't care about wealth. My heart goes to all aged folk all around the world.
it's cruel place where human value means almost nothing, yet very low income tax rate to the upper class though, about 18%
In singapore, we have grandma collecting cardboard ,just to exercise herself and to kill time
Pay gap is everywhere. You should report cases of homeless people in US and AUS where GPD per captials are the top of ranking. I don't think the poverty you are sharing here is merely singular regional or political factor. As far as I am concerned, individual circumstances should be taken into account. For sure, health, working ability and employability foundamentally influence your pay and life quality. I know what you are convincing. It might be governmental, social stuctural, and even domocratic problems. But no, it might be a small group which is considered demographically reasonable, when we stress "normal ditribution" of wealth.
Sad. In wealthy HK.
This is just really, really sad and depressing.
Same like singapore lot of poor n old people but everyday tell the whole world there are most expensive city
That is a lie. Cos so many individuals have to pay their taxes !!! Unless you are saying that it is the foreigners or hk id card holders with foreign passports that taxes to support such people ! How could hk doesn't have a proper structure to deal with this !?!?!?
How come they are not eligible for public housing? After 65. People gets 4000hkd a month… having lived in 6 different countries. This problem is everywhere. Even in Japan. Lots of Elderliew can’t retire . You can hear hkers laugh at western countries of easy welfare systems. Yet,when some of them moved to the UK, they would take advantage if they can. It’s not just a government thing.
so you Malaysians should be ashamed of yourselves lol
What's the problem. They are actually working. Stores had goods delivered leaving a lot of box. And these people go there to collect the box and sell them . I am sure every country has this recycling mechanism. They are just not driving a truck to pick up the boxes.
The West doesn’t know how lucky they are but in Asia if you don’t work, you don’t eat!
🙏 All countries should save 5% of their GDP Annual Revenue to their Community Welfare Council to planned , locate , homed & take good care of their Pioneer & Senior Citizens who have sacrificed so much to help build-up their respective modern countries of today! When there's a Sincere Will , it Can Be Done! 🙏🕯🌷🌿🌍💜🕊
china is dead, never think about chinese health
Haaah .. same in my city Jakarta.. trush collector its called in my country “ pemulung. 😊
same as what happened in new york or other big capitalistic cities on earth….
So sad. Human is so greedy.