Confined quarters: A resident resting in his upper-level ‘coffin’ home. — Reuters
HOUSING is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a single toilet and kitchen shared by four families would make for a challenging home situation anywhere.
“It’s so small here; it’s really inconvenient to live in,” said retired 60-year-old Xiao Bo, as she sat on her bed, eating home-made dumplings off a folding table in a tiny space adorned with pink wallpaper and a rack of colourful tote bags.
