F2F Class Notes (Lily)[S/R]

When I went to hongkong 7 years ago, it was under my expectation when i walk on the street in zhonghuan, when we watched HK tv, it should be very modern. When I walked on that street, it looked old, there were many people on the street, looked very messy. My friend told me because HK developped earlier than Shanghai, it couldn’t compared to Shanghai, because SH is always in the developping. I’ve been to HK for three times, but my feeling to HK get worse time and time again. Their customer service is not very good, when we want to ask something or buy something, their attitude is poor, like i owe you money. They judge people from mainland in front of us. They speak Cantonese, but actually we understand what they are talking, but we don’t speak it.

When I went to hongkong 7 years ago, it was below my expectation. when i walked on the street in zhonghuan, I expected it to be modern like in HK dramas. When I walked on that street, it looked old, there were many people on the street, it looked very crowded. My friend told me it’s because HK developed earlier than Shanghai, it couldn’t be compared to Shanghai, because SH is always in the developing. I’ve been to HK for three times, but my feeling for HK got worse every single time. Their customer service was not very good, when we wanted to ask something or buy something, their attitude is poor, like i owe you money. They judge people from mainland in front of us by speaking Cantonese. They speak Cantonese, We could actually understand what they were talking about/ saying, but we just couldn’t speak it.

Living Space

A new study shows that some poor people in Hong Kong live in tiny homes. Residents from a housing alliance found that 204 families in their area live in homes that are smaller than prison cells. The families live in the Kwai Chung area of Hong Kong. The average living space per person was just 4.6 square meters. This is roughly the size of three toilet cubicles, or about half the size of a car parking space. The average size of a prison cell for Hong Kong’s maximum security prisoners is about 50 per cent bigger than the size of the Kwai Chung homes. A 2016 government report stated that over 65 per cent of Hong Kong families live in homes that range between 7 and 14 square meters.