We had the opportunity to follow Mr Leung for his weekly home visit. The first family we visited was a family of 4. Parents are maintenance workers. The unit is very small , floor area is about 2 bomb shelters in a HDB flat - toilet and kitchen thrown everything in. You can imagine how small the toilet and kitchen are . Despite their social and economic status , the sister (girl in uniform) and her brother (not in picture) remain cheerful and possess fortitude in day to day living. I gave the girl my name card and asked her to write to me if she needs any help in her study in future.
The girl and her family lives in this sub-divided flat.
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The place where they sleep. A small area carved out from the living room. The girl and her brother sleep on the upper deck while their parents sleep on the lower deck.
Kitchen and Toilet
2nd House Visit -Sham Shui Po
This woman is a divorcee who has a young son. She lives in a very small unit, floor area is equivalent to a hdb bomb shelter. Each family shares a common toilet and kitchen which are very filthy. The monthly rent is HK $1800 ($ S 300). This woman doesn't work as she does not hold a valid HKid , she has to go back to China every 3 months and then come back again to qualify for extended stay.Whenever she does that , her son has to go and stay with another family. The boy receives a nominal amount of financial assistance from the government every month.The Principal of Fresh Fish gives $800 of his monthly salary to this family. My parting words to the boy - "Study hard , get a good education , get a good job next time and give your mother a good life. " The mother then echoed my advice to her boy .I gave the family a love offering before we parted.
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