Happy Feet: Volunteer pedicurists help Hong Kong's elderly


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Volunteer manicurists giving pedicures to low-income elderly people at a community centre for the elderly in Hong Kong as part of a charity initiative. Photo: AFP

Gently unwrapping clingfilm covering the old man’s damaged feet – skin darkened and cracked, nails lumpen and deformed – the Hong Kong beautician doesn’t flinch.

Instead she picks up her tools and starts working.

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