Street Lives

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Poor Family
1970s
Impoverished residents living in squatters at the hillside. With the population increasing, many flats in Hong Kong were turned into cubicle apartments but even then social needs were not met. Those with low-income could only build squatters at remote areas and the government turned a blind eye. There was no water and electricity, and at night the house was illuminated by kerosene lamps. Water was taken from a nearby stream, or from a public tap some distance away. In the picture the woman was breastfeeding her child with a hen beside her, adding a touch of reality to the existence of their home.

郊野安居遠世塵　非圖幽雅獨離群
難棲市內租昂貴　日夕奔勞帶淚痕