Social housing in Hong Kong

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Photoblogger Dmitry Chistoprudov says: “Does it seem to you that your apartment is small and cramped? Not enough square meters? You weren't in Hong Kong then. The total area of a standard apartment for 5 people according to local standards is 25-28 m² - this is approximately 2.2 m² of living space per adult, and 1.1 m² for each child. Over 100,000 people are on the waiting list for social housing in Hong Kong. Only unlike Russia, the average waiting time for an apartment is only two years.”

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Source: Zhzhurnal/chistoprudov

Social housing in Hong Kong
Social housing in Hong Kong

1. Today, almost half of Hong Kong residents live in "social" buildings and enjoy various kinds of housing subsidies. Renting housing in such houses is cheaper than in the private sector. In addition, it is subsidized from income received from the lease of land and premises for parking lots and shops in the social buildings themselves and in their immediate vicinity.

Social housing in Hong Kong
Social housing in Hong Kong

2. Usually construction is carried out in remote or relatively inaccessible areas. However, as the city expands, it finds itself in the centers of urban areas. A significant part of the constructed real estate is represented by high-rise buildings, and in recent years (since 2005) they have reached a height of 40 floors.

Social housing in Hong Kong

3. I visited an ordinary three-room apartment in such a house on the 19th floor. The total area is about 28 m². I don't know how much such an apartment costs for "social rent" for local residents, but I know that the rent of this apartment for foreigners (two students live here now) is 60,000 rubles a month.

Social housing in Hong Kong

4. View from the first room, it is also a hall. On the left is the front door, behind the curtain is the window. To the right behind the wall is the bathroom and further - the bedroom.

Social housing in Hong Kong

5. View from the front door. The kitchen is on the right, in the center is the hall (it is very large).

Social housing in Hong Kong

6. Regular bathroom. There is nothing to reduce here.

Social housing in Hong Kong

7. The kitchen is smaller than the bathroom, only 2.5 m².

Social housing in Hong Kong

8. Sink, window sill and window.

Social housing in Hong Kong

9. First bedroom, 5 m². Bed from wall to wall.

Social housing in Hong Kong

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Social housing in Hong Kong

11. A monoblock air conditioner is built into the window.

Social housing in Hong Kong

12. The second bedroom, it is a little larger - 6 meters.

Social housing in Hong Kong

13. Landing. An interesting point is that there are two elevators in the building, one stops on even floors, the other on odd ones.

Social housing in Hong Kong

14. Mailboxes on the ground floor. Everything is clean and tidy.

Social housing in Hong Kong

15. The picture from the cameras is broadcast on the screen in front of the elevators. Someone wrote that only in Russia there are concierges. This is not so - there he is in the upper right photo.

Social housing in Hong Kong

16. Apartments on the upper floors are more expensive. On the roof you can set up a small garden or make a veranda.

Social housing in Hong Kong

17. Hong Kong is considered one of the most expensive cities in the world, but about 50% of the city's population lives in not the best conditions.

Social housing in Hong Kong

18. Gradually, modern skyscrapers are replacing old buildings.

Social housing in Hong Kong

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Social housing in Hong Kong

20. Life in a box.

Social housing in Hong Kong

21. Facade of a modern residential skyscraper.

Social housing in Hong Kong

22. Facade of an old residential building.

Social housing in Hong Kong

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Social housing in Hong Kong

24. All communications are brought out.

Social housing in Hong Kong

25. Pipes are painted in the color of the walls. It turns out beautifully.

Social housing in Hong Kong

26. This is how they live.

Social housing in Hong Kong

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