Mr Lee, 65 and his wife, 52, live in a 80 sq ft room in a typical ten-storey building in Yue Man Square. There is no escalator and the corridor is dim and dirty. They share a 500 sq ft apartment at the sixth floor with four single elderly men.
“We have been living in this building over ten years, I want to leave here as soon as possible,” Mrs. Lee said. She is a contract clean worker and her husband has retired. Mrs Lee works from 3pm to 11pm, at the nearby urban building six days a week. “My neighbour complains me for taking bath at night. He yells at me in crude manner and I feel very upset,” she contiuned, “I hope we can move to the public housing very soon.”
Mrs Lee earns several thousand a month and they rarely eating out to save money. “We don’t go out very often and we usually stay in Kwun Tong even on holiday.” The flat is shabby and the ventilation is poor. They have to share kitchen and washroom facilities with other neighbours, and these facilities are deteriorated. I can even see the pipes through the broken window in the corridor.
According to the statistic report, 60% of Kwun Tong populations are tenants. The rent for a shared apartment is varied from several hundred to fifteen thousand. “Our rent is $1,200 per month, the proprietor has told us the rent will be increased when the contract expire this year. We have to move if we cannot afford the rent,” Mrs Lee said.
Mrs Lee earns several thousand a month and they rarely eating out to save money. “We don’t go out very often and we usually stay in Kwun Tong even on holiday.” The flat is shabby and the ventilation is poor. They have to share kitchen and washroom facilities with other neighbours, and these facilities are deteriorated. I can even see the pipes through the broken window in the corridor.
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