Think your home is small? Here's what it's like for 200,000 Hong Kong residents in their 'shoeboxes'
Posted on 02 October 2016 | 14,752 views | 7 comments
With more than seven million people living in Hong Kong, its lack of space is a pressing issue that has been highlighted worldwide.
Many residents live in incredibly cramped conditions, with more than 200,000 of them living in sub-divided 'shoebox' flats and cage homes, reported Asian Town.
These houses often have multiple people residing in them but are no bigger than a jail cell.
Photographer Benny Lam has documented these dreary living conditions through powerful images. Check them out in the gallery.
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