The weather continues to be extremely hot. For the grassroots living in subdivided rooms and rooftop houses, the indoors are hotter than the outdoors, which can be said to be heating over heat.
Today (31st), Shi Lishan, deputy director of the Association of Community Organizations, said that the water and electricity bills of many grass-roots households are set by the owners, and the fees are often more expensive than those of the power company and the Water Supplies Department. The "Rent Control" Ordinance has failed to effectively prevent Happening.
Some grassroots are worried that water and electricity bills are too expensive to deal with, but in order to cool down, "it's really hot in the park. It's cool in the middle of the night to go back to the house first."
Lin Chaoying, the head of the observatory's front desk, said that the extremely hot weather in Hong Kong has been caused. There are two reasons, one of which is global warming. He appealed to "the petty bourgeoisie in the middle class not to waste and buy less." He explained that carbon dioxide is released when objects are manufactured, and that too many objects will be manufactured Garbage, he believes that "Hong Kong people are doing a great job." He hopes that Hong Kong people can reduce waste and do their part for the earth.
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Hong Kong continues to be extremely hot. Lin Chaoying said on the commercial TV program "Government Good Sunday" today that due to global warming, the temperature in Hong Kong continued to rise, once rising above 30 degrees Celsius.
Coupled with the urbanization and concrete formation of Hong Kong, concrete absorbs solar heat in the morning and releases heat at night, which increases the temperature at night.
He said that in the 1950s, only one or two nights a year could be called "hot nights" in Hong Kong, but last year a total of 61 "hot nights" were recorded.
The head of the front desk of the Observatory, Lin Chaoying, said that there are two reasons for the extremely hot weather in Hong Kong. One of them is global warming. He appealed to "the petty bourgeoisie of the middle class not to waste it and buy less." (File photo / Photo by Law Junhao)
Among them, the grassroots have suffered more problems in the hot weather. Shi Lishan pointed out in the commercial TV program that because the rooftop houses are mostly built with iron sheets, the temperature has reached as high as 43 degrees Celsius in recent months, which is 6 degrees higher than the temperature measured by the observatory.
In addition, due to the large number of co-tenants, the indoor temperature rises, and the residents are even more uncomfortable.
She pointed out that it is not suitable for households to be hotter indoors than outdoors, but the grassroots are worried that water and electricity bills are expensive and unaffordable, so they will not often install cooling equipment such as air conditioners.
Landlord overcharges basic water and electricity fees
She said that subdivided houses often do not have independent electricity meters, so the owners set their own water and electricity bills.
The community organization association conducted a grassroots electricity bill survey earlier, and found that the median of grassroots households was 1.6 to 2 yuan per kilowatt-hour, while the electricity company's independent meter charges only 0.9 yuan.
In terms of water charges, grass-roots households charge 13 to 15 yuan per cubic meter, while the highest water charge from the Water Supplies Department is only about 11 yuan, reflecting the serious overcharging of water and electricity charges by the owners.
She pointed out that the tenancy control ordinance has not been able to effectively prevent the situation. At present, most landlords are still "according to the calculation (utility bills)", and households "pay 40 to 50 percent of the price."
Shi Lishan, deputy director of the Association of Community Organizations, said that many grass-roots households' water and electricity bills are set by the owners, and the fees are often more expensive than those of the power company and the Water Supplies Department. The tenancy control regulations have failed to effectively prevent the situation.
(Photo by Ou Jiale/File photo)
Shi also pointed out that water, electricity and rent can account for more than 40% of the income of the grassroots. When the income of a family is stable, the monthly income may be 20,000 yuan. However, during the epidemic, the construction was insufficient and the unemployment rate was high. The grassroots did not even have a monthly income of 10,000 yuan. Some grassroots are even forced to owe rent, making life very difficult.
Lin Chaoying: No matter how rich you are, you shouldn't use less air conditioners
Lin Chaoying believes that there are loopholes in the implementation of the tenancy control regulations, and suggests that the authorities should tighten the tenancy control regulations and take the initiative to inquire about the relevant owners.
He pointed out that the weather in Hong Kong is getting hotter and hotter, citizens need to get used to it, and life at the grassroots level is difficult. "All households in subdivided housing are fulfilling their civic obligations." He also pointed out that other citizens should change their way of life, "You can afford electricity bills of several thousand mosquitoes a month, but it produces a lot of carbon dioxide. No matter how much money you have, you should not run less air conditioners." Hong Kong Hope People can work together to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and do their part for the planet.
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Buying a sea-view building may not be a good thing.
Lin Chaoying also mentioned that some citizens think that buying a sea view building can have an invincible sea view.
But he bluntly said that the "floor-to-ceiling glass is not much different from the sub-units" in the Seaview Tower, and he also pointed out that someone told him that the floor-to-ceiling glass was actually like hell because of the high heat.
He also measured the heat of the glass in the house, "My house is 30 degrees, and a piece of glass is suddenly hot to 50 degrees." He also pointed out that the sea water will pour water into the house through the glass windows, and the whole house will change. " Salty" and high humidity will also make the whole house "black𥹉𥹉", and the furniture is prone to mold. It is believed that the future climate risk of buying a sea-view house is high.
Lam also talked about housing issues and believed that the government should not only focus on developing country parks as land for building buildings, but flat land in the New Territories can also be used for building land, such as the flat land from Sha Tau Kok to Yuen Long. 1%, in fact, it has been installed on a lot of people.”
In addition, not only grassroots households, but also outdoor workers are also affected by the extremely hot weather.
Lin Chaoying hoped that the authorities could provide for sufficient rest time for outdoor workers, and suggested temporary suspension of work during the hottest period.
He also suggested that the government should consider including heat stroke as a work-related injury.
Lam pointed out that the government could also consider purchasing "fans" for outdoor workers to help them cool down.
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