Hong Kong: 20% lives in poverty

The divide between the rich and poor in Hong Kong has hit a record high.
The city's now the second most 'unequal' in terms of income and wealth, behind New York.
The latest government figures show that more than 20 percent of the population lives in poverty.
Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke reports from Hong Kong.

[MrPwrt]

450 dollars for that one bedroom micro flat? Disgraceful.

[babatundefamutimi]

The number one thing is food which is the fuel for life. The government in Hong Kong need to step up and improve the lives of working class citizens.

[HawkinaBox]

It's always nice to see how parents put themselves before their children. I always admire that.

[ridgemondhigh]

It all comes down to population density. It's extremely high in Hong Kong, so despite all their hard work, most people there don't have much to show for it. Meanwhile folks in Australia and Canada put in a fraction of the effort, but enjoy "middle-class" affluence, and hence the pattern of immigration.

[sorkhan]

government needs to regulate property price

[weilai]

This is the outcome of high level capitalism. Look at America, 20% also live in poverty. No joke. This is global issue.

[kurokamei]

Why dish out children when you cant afford it? Children is expensive and cant be returned/resell like you can with car or a house.

[juliefeng]

hong kong housing has been very limited for decades and since 1997, when mainland took over HK, it only gotten worse and worse with mainland flooding HK. HK is a very very very small city, dont forget too!

[AdamSahr-cjkf]

The wealthiest a person can be is how much food he or she can put in his or her stomach... Not much, even if it were all caviar, truffle and Gold powder.

[lynlyncc]

They're from the mainland. A lot of people think HK is paved with gold but are disappointed when they move to the city.

[mrnobody-cfil]

Their government should be blamed, it is just a small country, why they couldn't do something about this?

[shefathislam]

We really don't recognise how blessed we are!

[gajajaya]

poverty in hong kong, is middle class in india.
i lived the most part of life like this and never felt poor.

[KingFahtah]

Here's your near future Australia.

[Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

The greatness of a nation or City can be judged by how it’s society treats its weakest and poorest members.

Mahatma Gandhi.

Unfortunately In this aspect, Hong Kong has failed miserably.

[jacklee]

Can democracy solve problems like income inequality, housing, job opportunities, etc.?

[michaeldeng]

What is the standard of the poverty? Tell me.

[coconutcrystalz]

I know Sarah Clark she is my classmates mother

[AhuwahZeus]

The British Crown operating as a branch of Rome's Papal Empire controls much of the East through its former empire. Not long ago Hong Kong was a British Colony and the banks and merchant companies are still dominated by British bankers today. HSBC is a British-Hong Kong based bank with assets estimated at over 2.3 trillion. HSBC was founded by Thomas Sutherland of Scottish Peerage who was also a British Crown knight. Peter Sutherland is a relative of Thomas Sutherland and former Director of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Peter Sutherland founded the World Trade Organization and Hong Kong is a member. Peter Sutherland is Jesuit educated, a Vatican Knight of St Gregory, British Knight of the Order of St Michael and St George, French Knight of the Legion of Honour, Bilderberg member, and was a member of the Hong Kong Chief Executive's Council of International Advisers. Hong Kong has economic leverage over the rest of China. Under the British Colony they set up Queens College in Hong Kong which is where Norman Chan was educated. Norman Chan is Executive Director of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and former Regional Vice-Chairman of the London based Standard Chartered Bank. Joseph Yam was the first Executive Director of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and he is a Knight of the British Empire as well as on the board of directors for UBS. Chris Patten was the last Governor of Hong Kong under Queen Elizabeth II a position that existed until 1997. The position was replaced by the position of Chief Executive of Hong Kong with Tung Chee-hwa as the first head who was educated the University of Liverpool in England. Tung Chee-hwa is worth nearly a billion.

India was also part of the British Empire not long ago and has been "westernized" and Romanized. Jagatjit Singh was a Emperor in British India and a Vatican Knight of St. Sylvester and Knight of the British Empire. Jagatjit ruled until his death and then India was reformatted. India is a corporate government transformed out of the East India Company the same way that the United States is basically the continuation of the Virginia Company. The Sassoon family are extremely wealthy bankers known as the "Rothschilds of the East" and set up banks in India and China under the British Crown and their East India Company. The Sassoon family have intermarried with the Rothschild family several times. Albert Sassoon was a British Knight of the Order of the Bath and Knight of the Order of the Star of India. Albert Sassoon set up banks and merchant companies in India and Hong Kong like the David Sassoon & Company which built the Sassoon Docks for trading in Bombay. Baron William Mackinnon established the British-India Steam Navigation Company which did business in India and Asia and eventually absorbed into DP World now owned by wealthy business in Dubai like the Sulayem family who also own Dubai World. Dubai and the United Arab Emirates were also established by the British Crown after they set up oil and industrial businesses like the Anglo-Persian Oil Company there before propping up the Arab nobility to rule which still continue serve the British Crown's interests through business contracts. Under British rule the Vatican Romanized much of India and there are many Jesuit universities all through out India today. The British Crown and London businessmen still have major influences over banks and companies operating in India and China.

[thomasmcgillivray]

Lets hope some wealthy Hong Kong local sees this video or becomes aware of it & provides the financial means to make the little girl in the videos dreams come true?