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Compulsory inspection area, Sham Shui Po, one room, 2 bunk beds, 4 people, the per capita area is similar to that of a table tennis table

2021-01-29T10:10:32.608Z


The new type of pneumonia epidemic has been repeated, and transmission groups have appeared in many districts. In addition to the big move to "close the area", the government has also specified multiple "designated areas" since last month: if there is one or more cases in a residential building, or the sewage test is positive


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Written by: Chen Jiahui

2021-01-29 17:57

Last update date: 2021-01-29 17:57

The new type of pneumonia epidemic has been repeated, and transmission groups have appeared in many districts. In addition to the big move to "close the area", the government has also specified multiple "designated areas" since last month: if there is one or more cases in a residential building, or the sewage test is positive , Will be included in the mandatory detection range.

Many compulsory inspection buildings are located in the tenement districts of Yau Ma Tei and Sham Shui Po where there are many sub-areas.

"Hong Kong 01" checked the rental website and found that among the tenements or stand-alone buildings in Yau Ma Tei and Sham Shui Po, about 10% to 20% of the rentals claimed to have a saleable area of ​​150 square feet or less. Subdivided room.

There are even "beds" for rent. The "four people live together" room is 120 square feet, that is, the per capita area is only 30 square feet, which is smaller than a table tennis table. The crowded living environment may cause further risk of spread.

"Hong Kong 01" checked the rental website 28Hse.com. On the website, there were about 298 tenements and single buildings in Yau Ma area yesterday (28th), of which nearly 20% and 58 rentals had a saleable area written in them. 150 square feet or less.

Observed from the photos, many of them are long and narrow with only one bed, and the kitchen and toilet are integrated. It is estimated that most of them are subdivided rooms.

In addition, many rental listings indicate that they are suites, subletting or space capsules, and some indicate that they need to share kitchen and toilets with other tenants, which may increase the risk of spread.

▼From January 28th, the epidemic prevention measures in restaurants and listed premises will be extended for 7 days▼

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In the Sham Shui Po rentals listed on the website, rentals of 150 square feet or less accounted for a relatively low percentage of tenements and single buildings in the area, about 10%.

Sham Shui Po currently has more than 400 tenements and stand-alone buildings for rent, of which 47 are for leases of 150 square feet or less.

It is worth noting that the rental area in Sham Shui Po can be as small as 30 square feet. The rental at Castle Peak Road is a single-person "dormitory", and the rental information states that the monthly rent is 2,500 Yuan, including water, electricity, Wi-Fi, management fee, shared bathroom, pantry, etc.

The density of two bunk beds at 120 feet may cause transmission risk

There are also many rentals that need to share rooms. For example, a tenement house in Sham Shui Po, near Prince Edward MTR, has "male beds" for rent, requiring four people to share a 120-square-foot room.

The advertisement stated that there are two "bunk beds" in the room, and there are public refrigerators, microwave ovens and washing machines in the room.

▼The unblocking situation of Dongfa Building in North Point on January 29▼

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The risk of spreading from sub-divided houses has not been raised recently. The epidemic just broke out in Hong Kong, and groups have asked the authorities to face the problem squarely.

In addition to the increased risk of shared kitchen and toilets, high living density and poor air circulation can also easily lead to transmission; and the poor housing conditions of the subdivided houses have been discussed for more than ten years. However, the government conducted an investigation on the subdivided houses last time. It was five years ago.

The per capita living area of ​​the subdivided rooms is less than 50 square feet, similar to a table tennis table

According to the "2016 Population By-census", there are nearly 210,000 people in Hong Kong living in approximately 93,000 "subdivided flats". The per capita living area is only 56.5 square feet, which is much lower than the 161.5 square feet per capita living area in Hong Kong during the same period. .

According to a survey conducted by the group "Hong Kong's Subdivided Housing Platform" in 2018, the per capita living area of ​​subdivided households has been further reduced to 49.6 square feet, describing it as "only similar to a table tennis table."

In the Long Term Housing Strategy's 2020 annual progress report, it is estimated that the "number of households with poor living conditions" including living in sub-units and sharing bills with other households is about 122,000.

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