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Every major metropolis has its share of slums; the U.N. estimates that one-third of the developing world's urban population lives in them, with nearly 40% of East Asian urban dwellers living in slum conditions. In Hong Kong, the worst of those are the cages, a notorious feature of this metropolis. Throughout the city, pockets of grimy, small, privately owned apartments are partitioned into about 10 cubicle dwellings, many with a shared toilet and shower in the corner. Most residents are the working poor, others are mentally ill, elderly, children and the occasional drug addict. Beyond the dwellings' crushingly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Recession Eases, No Escape for Hong Kong's Cage Dwellers | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

...least there's air-conditioning, turned on at 9 p.m. every summer night. For most people in Hong Kong, the lives of Lau and his roommates are a world apart, hidden behind gated doors and dark stairways. But this is home to thousands of Hong Kong's urban slum dwellers, who are barely making ends meet and - in this year's downturn - putting off dreams of a better life. Across Victoria Harbour from Hong Kong's central business district, in a neighborhood of bright neon signs and bustling vendors, 33-year-old Lai Man-law has been looking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Recession Eases, No Escape for Hong Kong's Cage Dwellers | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

...side of the city that you don't often hear about - even if you live in Hong Kong. Cage dwellings are often relegated to movies or urban legend, gathering a macabre mystique that has even piqued international interest: next month, a cage dwelling will be on display in Dusseldorf, Germany, part of an exhibition to raise awareness of the inhabitants' plight. But in Hong Kong, it's reality for a growing number of people, particularly in the current economic downturn, says Sze Lai-shan, a community organizer with the Society for Community Organization (SOCO), a Hong Kong-based poverty advocacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Recession Eases, No Escape for Hong Kong's Cage Dwellers | 8/21/2009 | See Source »

...smaller” dishes, but those who play to win go for one of the massive combination plates. Options include the sesame chicken, orange chicken, and chicken finger combos. You’re not really a pro until you know the number of your order at the Kong, and can recite it coherently in slurred speech. An unfriendly visit to the Kong bathroom—often brought on by the lethal “Scorpion Bowl” brew—is a Harvard rite of passage more sacred than sex in Widener or getting tooled in Expos...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Best Cheap Eats in the Square | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...Kong: The big, scary bouncers here are infamous; almost everyone has a Kong horror story, so don’t even bother trying to get in if you aren’t 21. If you can swing it, however, head upstairs to the bar for a legendary scorpion bowl. These things have produced memorable nights for many students (so memorable, in fact, that most of them can’t be remembered...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Best Square Locales For a (Memorable) Drink | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

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