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Terrifying, first-person photos show the claustrophobic conditions inside Hong Kong's 'coffin cubicles'https://www.businessinsider.in/terrifying-first-person-photos-show-the-claustrophobic-conditions-inside-hong-kongs-coffin-cubicles/hong-kong-has-announced-plans-to-build-more-affordable-homes-over-the-next-decade-adding-280000-public-homes-and-180000-private-homes-by-2027-/slidelist/61164399.cms2017-10-21T19:12:28+05:30

Terrifying, first-person photos show the claustrophobic conditions inside Hong Kong's 'coffin cubicles'

Oct 21, 2017, 19:12 IST

Hong Kong has announced plans to build more affordable homes over the next decade, adding 280,000 public homes and 180,000 private homes by 2027.

For some of the unemployed elderly, this type of home is their only option.

These small homes have become alternatives for recent college graduates and for the elderly who may be on a tight budget.

There is very little ventilation in many of these cubicles.

According to the South China Morning Post, bed bug infestations happen frequently.

Communal bathrooms are available to tenants.

Rent typically starts around $180 a month.

Some tenants must climb ladders to get into their small homes.

"Due to the limited space, bronchitis is quite common. Some sub-divided units are built without windows, so the air flow is not good for health," Gordon Chick Kui Wai, a community organizer at the Society for Community Organization, told Business Insider.

These spaces are not hygienic.

These spaces can only fit one person, which has forced some families to separate.

Hong Kong does not have much land that is suitable for development, and the city is getting denser.

His work was recently recognized by Prix Pictet, a photography award that highlights work documenting environmental sustainability issues.

Lam's series is titled "Trapped."

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