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Video | Hong Kong’s sweltering summer: poor elderly struggle to stay cool in subdivided flats
- The Senior Citizen Home Safety Association reported a surge in the number of calls for help from elderly in the city
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Sweltering in Hong Kong's summer: poor elderly struggle to stay cool in subdivided flats
Sweltering in Hong Kong's summer: poor elderly struggle to stay cool in subdivided flats
Ao Meiqiong is a 73-year-old janitor who lives alone in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po district. She pays HK$5,200 (US$670) per month to stay in a tiny subdivided flat she calls home.
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As Hong Kong logged a record heat high on August 5, 2024, she was struggling to cope with two fans and a malfunctioning air conditioner.
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