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Hong Kong : aged and abandaoned
elder who work all hours of the day
1/3 of edlerly here live in poverty
one of them is th 66 yaer old grandmather
the thousands of rubbbish collecctors
is fierce in sham shui po
poorest neighbourhood
people here are low-income and worhing class
revolves around an old griffin street markets
donated goods
the elaerly can haul trinkets
survived by scavenging in bin
feeling
1 more item...
she cant slow donw
finding rubbish isnt easy
need to be fast
street smarts
sometime it takes four days to fill up the cart
cardborad
five cents per kg
2 more items...
if she is lucky
some kind people put the cardborad on my trolley
call my phone to collect
their lives will bring shame to their families
compensation and her saving of dwindled
five am starts to collect rubbish
injureed some body image while working
the help of some kind people
seres up cheap traditional fare to loyal clientele
subsidize meals to help fo their meager welfare
volunteers come in once a week they pack up needles from restaurant
government dont know whats happening
but we do they are not at the front line to see whats going on to find out the need of the poor
government welfare its really hard to obtain the benefit
over 70 rely$150 a month to survive
fruit money
many eldarly are just too proud to seek help
some dont take the welfare because its shameful
family responsibilties has traditionally been seen as a bedrock in chinese society
life for families is getting tough
the cost of living keeps rising
a lot of families now only have one child
young person could face the dilemma
having to look after parents
small place
four people
many old folks face money problem where welfare doesnt keep up with rising living costs
the mouthly rent in subdivivded flat is five hunderd and forty dollars
but she only get $300 in government welfare
In-come
retirement funds for a decade
now with rising expenses
spent all the retirement funds
Hong Kong workers and employers contribute to a compulsory retirement fund
everyone has some money in old age
began 16years ago
low-income can save some money
only have $1800
it is so low
homeless
ten people live with lamb and each have a tiny room
all share an equally tiny shower and kitchen
home
cant accommodate two people
no tv no raido no no fan
better than sleep in the road
coffin home
in a sovereign wealth fund
saved over 4000 billion
can struggled to introduce a more gengerous pension scheme
but why are so many elderly citizens left a struggle in poverty is agreed a lack of money or indifference
people they really deserve this kind of poverty because theydid not prepare for their old age
Hong Kong 's low taxation system
attracts vital foreign inventment and white-collar worker
workforce
start to shrink
more families under pressure
elderly poverty
more welfare required
more elderly poverty on hong kong streets
short of doctors and nursing homes
fast growth of elderly population
cant build elderly homes fast enough
some people die before they get a bed in nursing home
expensive