Today (22nd) the weather in the Great Summer is very hot, and the environment of the tenants in the residential quarters is tight, and it is even more muggy.
Mr. Huang, 65 this year, suffered a foot injury five years ago that affected his ability to work. His income plummeted and he moved into a sub-districted house in Prince Edward District.
A 50-foot room without ventilation windows is like an oven in summer, which is unbearable. He said that when summer arrives, he would go to the surrounding shopping malls after lunch every day, and he would return home until dinner time, just to sigh the shopping malls. Air conditioner: "Housing companies are really hot and hot."
The subdivided rooms are too hot, and Mr. Huang said that after lunch every day, he can only go to the nearby shopping mall to "cool off".
(Photo by Yuan Shu)
Huang Sheng said that the sub-house originally had a window, but the previous tenants sealed it because they would get mice, and it was very sultry in the summer.
He said that he has retired, and he cooks at home every day. Once the fire is turned on, it becomes even more unbearable. "It's so hot, it's really hot."
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" visited Mr. Huang's "home" at noon in the summer heat. An ordinary tenement house was divided into 10 units. Huang's "unit" was only 50 feet long. The kitchen, toilet and bedroom were included. It did not reach 12 noon. At that time, the indoor temperature has reached 30 degrees.
Huang Sheng said that he would go to the nearby shopping mall to "walk" after lunch every day, so that he could blow on the air-conditioning.
He said that some shopping malls are better and can have seats to rest, but most of them are filled with neighborhoods at the same basic level. "It takes 5 or 6 hours a day to travel and return for dinner first."
Huang Sheng was in business and worked as a warehouse clerk. Five years ago, he injured his leg and foot and was no longer suitable for work. So he moved into a subdivided house and applied for CSSA.
The house is in a bad environment and costs 3,000 yuan a month. He saves electricity and only costs less than 100 yuan in winter, but in summer, the electricity bill will inevitably increase several times, which makes him unaffordable.
The long-term harsh environment has caused Huang Sheng to have a bad appetite over the years. In the past two years, the skin has often "grained", which may also be related to the housing environment.
He called on senior government officials to pay attention to the grassroots, "Is it really tight?"
Concerned about the grassroots households joint survey conducted from July 3 to 15 and received a total of 156 valid questionnaires.
According to the survey, nearly 20% of households have no windows or no windows. Among 80% of households with windows, 36.5% have only one window.
In addition, the joint team also visited the house to measure the temperature of 103 households, and nearly half (47.6%) of the households had a temperature of 30 degrees or above.
According to medical research that 24 degrees is the most suitable temperature for humans, the joint team pointed out that these are not suitable for living.
The survey pointed out that in the hot weather, nearly half of the respondents said that environmental problems have increased and mental stress has increased and they do not want to stay at home.
The joint call on the government to pay attention.
The heat warning has been in effect for nearly 170 hours. The Observatory sees 37 degrees in the U.S. government for nearly 170 hours. It is expected that there will be rain, 20% of the subdivided rooms, no windows, and ventilation. Nearly half of the room temperature is 30 degrees or more. The Hong Kong government has no timetable and no intention to ban rent control
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