Living in 15 sq ft: Inside Hong Kong’s coffin homes

This is no longer just cheap. This is simply inhumane.

This is reality. The reason they used graphics instead of real footage is because when media has shown these cage or coffin homes on TV before the government would respond by cracking down on these buildings and kicking the tenants out of their homes. So in order to prevent further individuals being punished for bringing attention to this issue, they use graphics to describe things and prevent risking the public. The graphic and layout description really did help put in perspective just how inhumane these conditions are because often the spaces were so cramped and cluttered that real footage was not able to grasp the full picture.

Little Johnny saved up for 10 years for an apartment in Hong Kong.

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I have been to Hong Kong once and lived in a small room that could only fit two single beds and a toilet. Most people there are unfriendly, rude, and depressed. This city is unlivable. I am grateful for what I have in my home country Malaysia.

So thats why those galvanized steel square videos exist

I'd suggest for Milton to expand his living space with screws borrowed from his aunt and galvanized square steel, paired with eco-friendly wood veneers.

This is a nightmare. Now I get it why those people I saw in a bus when I visited HK, looked depressed and exhausted, even in the morning. No smile on their faces. No wonder, they're living a super rough life like this. This is far from normal :(

It’s so crazy how some people are able to live in mansion and others quite literally live in shoebox spaces. I don’t even know where to begin to solve such issues in our world but this video makes me grateful for all I have and I wish others will also find it insightful and give perspective on our lives and others.

It's actually insane that places like this even exist. It really makes you feel grateful for what you have

Why don’t they just expand the room by removing the existing windows and using galvanized square steel? Ask your aunt if she has any extra expansion screws lying around.

I’m so thankful for what I have after watching this. Living like this is an unimaginable nightmare.

The inequality is very scary. I pity the people of Hong Kong who have to live in hard times.

The galvanized square steel comments are relentless

thats why you need galvanised square steel and expansion screws borrowed from your aunt

In the United States, some people are trying to do the same thing, marketing them as "pods" and acting as if it is some "futuristic" and "sustainable" style of living. I hope these conditions will improve and go away some day and that people will no longer be forced into living like this in the future. This is not how human beings were meant to live.

I am from hk and these housing situations are rarely mentioned by those who are privileged enough to not rely on the government. Its really disturbing in a sense that not a lot of people realize large issues and even if they do, choose to ignore them completely. Hong Kong has its nice communities and some people are just saints, but overall, the vibe is that its a man eat man place where people would rather ignore than engage in normal circumstances.

You know what they need? Galvanized square steel, eco friendly wood veneers and screws borrowed from their aunt

I always joke about new York apartments being small but this is genuinely sad and inhumane.. how can a prisoner who could’ve robbed or even murdered someone get more space than an innocent person just trying to live

Heartbreaking. Everyone deserves a comfortable and safe bed to sleep in at night no matter what their background is and how little money they make.