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The Unaffordable City

The Unaffordable City

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Jun 15, 2017
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Thousands of stunning skyscrapers, a glittering sea view of Victoria Harbor and enticing night life in Lan Kwai Fong are not the whole of Hong Kong. Behind the glamorous facade of this first-world city there exists third-world living quality with which almost 200,000 people contend daily.

The 26-year-old Cartal Tsoi, for instance…

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