![]() Rather than pay his landlord $2 per unit of air conditioning, the man chose to enjoy the air conditioned McDonald’s on sweltering summer nights. Hung recalled one man who couldn’t afford air conditioning, and who didn’t have any windows for air flow in his subdivided apartment. One main reason is that many sleepers face socioeconomic challenges such as high rents or electricity bills. ![]() “They have places to sleep, but they don’t go back home,” said Hung. More than 70% of respondents said they had other places to sleep, such as public housing flats or subdivided units, and the majority had either full-time or part-time jobs, challenging the common perception that these sleepers are homeless or unemployed. Researchers who visited 110 of Hong Kong’s 24-hour McDonald’s outlets found not all of the overnight sleepers were homeless. AFP PHOTO / ED JONES (Photo credit should read Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images/file ![]() It was reported on July 22 that many Asian property markets, including Hong Kong, have recovered from lows seen earlier this year, with demand fuelled by increased bank lending and low mortgage rates. The Central Plaza highrise office building (C) is seen against the Hong Kong skyline on July 22, 2009.
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