[Year of the Rat 2020] Old woman living alone with the rat "cohabiting" 50-foot mortuary 7 years, hope to go upstairs to live in public housing

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Written by: Hou Cailin

2020-01-25 10:00

The year of the rat is coming, but the mouse is not a popular animal for the general public. It is even more uncomfortable to live in the same room.

The room was full of clothes, a wooden board by the bed, a second-hand refrigerator, a humble wash basin, and a window facing the stone wall. This is a 50-foot squatting house where 68-year-old mother-in-law lived alone for 7 years, she applied for public housing Six years, but I haven't waited for the "upstairs" moment I hoped for.

Leung, who quit her job three years ago due to illness, now lives on CSSA and savings, but the rent is expensive and the rent allowance is not enough. Living in a mortuary is not only very hot in summer, but also floods the whole house when it rains. The room also couldn't stop the mice from "visiting". "The mice were tied up every day. I tried to see a few of them at one time." The old and sick mother Liang, who was admitted to the hospital three times, slept in the hospital. The hospital bed in the corridor is difficult to fall asleep; in the face of all kinds of helplessness, she can only make a wish gently: "There is a public house to live in, comfortable to live in; The hospital at least walks in the corridor."

Mother Liang lived in a mortuary in Sham Shui Po for 7 years. Her New Year's wish is to live in public housing. (Photo by Hou Cailin)

The mortuary where Mother-in-law Liang lives is only about 50 feet, divided into a toilet and a "room"; without a dining table, Mother-in-law can only sit by the bed to eat, and the bed is full of clothes and debris. Mother-in-law Liang put medicines and fans on the refrigerator at the same height as the bed, while other items were placed in plastic cabinets and boxes. However, in the summer, there was no air-conditioning in the room, and the window faced the stone wall, which made Mother Liang bluntly "hot."

Ceiling rupture for nearly 7 years

Mother Leung pointed out that since the check-in, there has been a hole in the ceiling. When it rains, water often leaks, and the room is flooded twice. It was not repaired until August last year. Mother Leung recalled that about three or four years ago There was a heavy rain. Mother-in-law Liang returned home from work at 12 pm and opened the door. The water in the room had soaked into her ankles. The situation of "a lot of crickets soaked crickets" made her nervous; facing the situation in front of her, So I had to pick up the water basin and keep pouring water into the toilet until the early morning, "After you finish, you have to go back to the sky, and you have to get to the sky. Are you talking hard?"

I live in a public house and live comfortably; at least in the hospital, I drive the corridor.

CSSA rent is not as good as rent but helpless to live with mice

In addition to rain, mice often "visited". "Rats are tied up every day. I have seen a few of them at once." Rice bags have also been bitten by rats. Mentioning the mouse, Mother-in-law Liang recalled with a smile. Earlier, a neighbor gave her a piece of bread, and she left it on the cabinet. Who knew that in just a few minutes, the bread was bitten by the mouse.

"If you eat more and eat more, eat less and eat less, you will save money to wash your own money." It is just such a humble mortuary that makes Mother Liang feel the burden of rent is increasing. In the past, Mother-in-law Liang did the cleaning and won the Outstanding Staff Award, but the monthly salary was only about 8,100 yuan, and she could only afford a monthly rent of 2,000 yuan. Three years ago, Granny Liang's health deteriorated, she often had fever and dizziness, so she had to resign and retire. Nearly a year after losing her income, Granny Liang applied for CSSA, but the rent was increased to 2,400 yuan two years ago. She was recently notified. The rent will increase to 2,900 yuan from June this year. If the rent subsidy of only 1,885 yuan cannot pay the rent at all, it will make Mother Liang feel helpless.

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The ward was full of helpless corridors, and noise and light caused sleeplessness throughout the night

The living environment is not ideal, and it is not easy for Mother-in-law Liang to seek medical treatment. She suffers from high blood pressure, fever, and bile duct inflammation from time to time. She was hospitalized three times with fever and cholangitis last year, and two of them had to sleep in a corridor bed because of insufficient wards. "The patient rings the bell, the footsteps of the road, the sound of conversation, and the patient's hard cry." Mother-in-law described the corridor as noisy, "Have you clicked?" In addition, the corridor was not turned off at night, making her sleepless all night. Mother Liang also pointed out that she had unbearable abdominal pain and cold sweats when she was hospitalized, so she had to ask a nurse for help, "always called a painful girl", but she only got painkillers from 9pm to 12pm. The hospitalization environment was poor. Mother-in-law Liang bluntly said that her daily abdominal pain was "deep and smooth," and she would slowly take a minibus to the hospital alone.

The corridor outside Mother-in-law's house was full of debris. (Photo by Hou Cailin)

Looking forward to living in public housing in the new year

In the second half of 2019, storms of revisions led to constant demonstrations. As soon as Mother-in-law Liang heard news reports of demonstrations, she dared not go out. She bluntly said, "Tears, smoke, faint you? Do you have someone (house company)? It is important to take care of me. I have nothing to do." Mother-in-law's three daughters are married. He lives in the Mainland, so he only meets twice a year.

As for the Chinese New Year, will it be "good food"? Mother-in-law Liang stated that she only planned to have a meal of "coarse tea and light rice" because of "outdated and holiday shopping", and she also planned to go to a community organization association to have a reunion dinner with other elders living alone.

When it comes to New Year's wishes, what Mother-in-law Liang hopes most is "have a public house and live comfortably", "at least in a hospital and drive along the corridor." She also hopes that the government can develop and improve primary medical care.

According to the Housing Authority, at the end of September last year, there were approximately 149,500 applications for general public housing and approximately 108,000 applications for non-elderly persons under the quota and points system. The average waiting time for general applicants is 5.4 years, and the average waiting time for senior applicants is 2.9 years.

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