Is homelessness a big issue in Hong Kong?

Ma says the problem of homeless in Hong Kong now includes working people, estimating half of the street sleepers whom the charity serves hold down jobs. ... The surging rents are becoming a major concern for young people with family problems who now stay in government-sponsored residences. read more

Homelessness is not a big issue in Hong Kong because welfare and public housing are available to needy residents. Many/most of the local homeless apparently have mental problems and prefer living on the streets for the “freedom” it allows them. read more

While selling The Big Issue on the street in Bristol, Jack Richardson (left), a homeless man, met the woman who would later become his fiancee. Homeless people (right) stay overnight in McDonald's in Hong Kong. read more

More and more homeless people have begun to appear in the streets of Hong Kong. In 2007, it was recorded that there were about 400 people who were homeless. The numbers have since increased, from 800 people in 2010 to about 1,400 in 2015. read more