Ukuphila eHong Kong enhle nokunethezeka akuwona wonke umuntu ongenakho ukukhokhela. Ngenxa yalokhu, abanye abantu kufanele baphile emakamelweni amancane amancane amancane, okuthiwa "amathuna" phakathi kwawo.
Ngokusho kwenhlangano yezentengiselwano i-Society for Community Organisation, cishe izakhamizi ezingaba ngu-200 000 zaseHong Kong ziphoqeleka ukuba ziphile ezimweni ezingafanelekile.
"Amaseli" angamakamelo amancane lapho abamele khona amaqembu abambalwa kakhulu abantu abahlala khona.
Lapha abantu bobulili nobudala obuhlukile bahlala. Kukhona into eyodwa oyibumbene - akekho kubo ongakwazi ukukhokhela indawo enjalo lapho okungenani okungenani ukukhula ngokugcwele.
Maye, izinkinga zabantu abayizinkulungwane ezingu-200 000 abahlala "emathuneni" balala ngemuva kokukhazimula kokuphila okunethezeka eHong Kong. Kunzima ukucabanga, kodwa kukhona nalabo abangazi ukuthi kukhona "amathuna," futhi uma beqagela, bayenqaba ngokuphelele ukukholelwa ukuthi umuntu angaphila ezimweni ezinjalo.
Zonke lezi zithombe zenzelwe iSoCo - inhlangano engeyona uhulumeni elwa nezinguquko zezombangazwe ezizosiza ukuqinisekisa izinga elihle lokuphila kubo bonke abantu bendawo.
Izakhamuzi zase "amathuna" kufanele zizivelele, zifake "amabhokisi" azo.
U-Ah Tina kufanele ahlale endlini enendawo ye-1.1 m2. Ngenxa yokungakwazi ukushintsha okuthile empilweni, indoda iye yalahlekelwa isifiso sayo eside, ngoba idla i-Ah Tin kakhulu.
UMnu. Lyng uchitha izinsuku nobusuku encwadini ngezandla zakhe. Kuyo yonke impilo yakhe kwakudingeka ashintshe imisebenzi eminingi. Kodwa manje usekhulile kakhulu, futhi akekho othanda ukumthatha ukuba asebenze. Ukuze singabhubhi ezweni langempela lobubha nobuphofu, uLjung ukhetha ukuchitha isikhathi ekubhaliwe kwangempela.
"Nakuba ngisaphila, izindonga zebhokisi sezizungezile izinhlangothi ezine," kusho omunye wabahlali "ethuneni" laseHong Kong.
Ngokudabukisayo, ayikho enye indlela ongakhetha kuzo izindlu zeHong Kongers ezihluphekayo.
Iziphathimandla zendawo azikhathaleli izakhamuzi zedolobha, zingahlukanisa igumbi elingaphezu kwamamitha angu-35 kuya kwezingu-20.
"Amathumba" abuyele ebubini futhi akhumbule ukuthi ukuphila eHong Kong akusiyo i-cloud. Okungenani hhayi wonke umuntu ...
Eminyakeni eyishumi eyedlule, inani lamakamelo asekhaya linciphile, kodwa liye lashintshwa nenye into esabekayo - izindawo zokulala, okuyizinto zokulala, ezizungezwe izindonga ezine.
"Amathumba" atholakala eduze komunye nomunye, ngenxa yobumfihlo bezakhamuzi zabo kufanele bakhohlwe. Yebo kukhona imfihlo, ukulala ngokuthula kuye kwaba yinto enhle kakhulu kubo isikhathi eside.
Eminyakeni yakhe engama-60, uMnu. Wong usabhekene nezinwele ezimnyama. Ukukhokhela ukuqasha okubizayo, kumele asebenze esakhiweni nsuku zonke. Futhi esikhathini sakhe sokuphumula, iWong isiza abangenamakhaya.
Amakamelo amancane anjalo, eqinisweni, izakhiwo ezingekho emthethweni.
Izakhamuzi zalesi "cube" ziyiJapane. Ubaba nendodana bade kakhulu, ngakho-ke kunzima kakhulu ukuba bahambe endaweni ephansi.
Kusukela emagumbini abo amancane emndenini waseLeung benza indawo enkulu yokuhlala. Manje inekamelo lokulala, igumbi lokudlela nekhishi.
Abamele iSoCo kanye nezinye izinhlangano ezifanayo zisiza ukulwa namalungelo abo kubantu abahlala kulezi zimo ezingenabuntu.
"Ngalolo suku ngafika ekhaya ngakhala izinyembezi," kusho uBenny Lam ngemuva kokubheka izithombe ezidabukisayo zokuhlala phansi kwabantu abampofu eHong Kong.
Lezi zindlu, uma zingabizwa kanjalo, zifana namakhukhu. Futhi ubukhulu babo buncane kakhulu kunezinga elijwayelekile. Yiqiniso, lo photographer wayenzima emsebenzini onjalo. Ukuze kugcine ukungabi nabulungisa okunjalo, ukubona ukuhlupheka kwabantu abangenacala abangaphansi kobuphofu nokuphoqeleka ukuba bathuthele ku "cube", hhayi nje ukuhlala emgwaqweni, kuyabuhlungu kakhulu.
I-Hong Kong idolobha elibiza kakhulu lapho ukuphila kuguqulwa ngokugcwele. Kunamabhilidi amaningi anamuhla, izindawo zokuthenga, amabhizinisi, izindawo zokudlela. Kodwa akumelwe sikhohlwe ukuthi ngemuva kwalesi sigqila esivusa amadlingozi kukhona ubuhlungu bezinkulungwane eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-200 - ezingama-40 eziyizinkulungwane ezingabantwana - ziphoqelelwe ukuba ziboshwe emakhenjini endaweni engaphansi kwe-2 m2.
Ngenxa yokweqileka kwamanani, amanani emakethe yezindlu zangempela agijimela ezibiza kakhulu emhlabeni. Ukwandisa ukuqashwa kwamashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu abashiye ngaphandle kwezindlu ezihloniphekile. Ukuze okungenani kube nohlobo oluthile lokuphahla phezu kwamakhanda abo, abaningi bavuma ukuthuthela emagumbini angaphezulu noma angatholakali "amakamelo", lapho indlu yangasese, ishazi, ikhishi, igumbi lokulala negumbi lokudlela lixhunywe ekamelweni elifanayo.
Iziphathimandla zakha "amathuna" ngokungemthetho, ehlukanisa amakamelo amakhulu abe ngamaseli lapho umuntu ovamile ekhuni khona ukuma. Kuyafaneleka ukuqasha lokhu "injabulo" mayelana ne-$ 250 ngenyanga.
Ikhishi, lihlanganiswe neyindlu yangasese - ejwayelekile yokuhlela "amathuna".
Ngomsebenzi wakhe "Umgibe", uLam angathanda ukunaka umphakathi ukuthi kwezinye izimo ezesabekayo abanye abantu kufanele basinde, kuyilapho iningi lomuzi likhula futhi ligeza ngokunethezeka.
"Ungabuza ukuthi kungani kufanele sizinakekele abantu abangesibo noma iyiphi indlela," kusho umlobi wephrojekthi. "Kodwa empeleni bonke laba bantu abampofu bayingxenye yempilo yethu. Basebenza njengama-waiters, amabhalane, abalindi bezokuphepha, abahlanzi ezindaweni zokuthenga nezitaladini. Umehluko wethu omkhulu usendlini. Futhi ukuthuthukiswa kwezimo zabo zezindlu ezimbi kuyindaba yesithunzi somuntu. "
Eyesabekayo, engalungile futhi ehlambalaza, kodwa abantu baseHong Kong kufanele balwe ngisho nezindlu ezimbi kangaka.
Abaningi babo bayamahloni ukuvuma ukuthi bahlala emakamelweni. Kodwa-ke, abaningi bavula umnyango kumuntu ongathandanga izithombe, benethemba lokuthi umsebenzi wakhe uzosiza ukunakekelwa iziphathimandla ebuhlungu babo, futhi ngolunye usuku udaba lwezindlu eHong Kong luyonqunywa. UBenny Lam uthemba ngobuqotho ukuthi lezi zithombe, ezibonisa ngokucacile ukuthi ezinye izindawo emathuneni akwanele ngisho nokwelula imilenze yabo, zizokwenza amalungu omphakathi athembeke angene ezindabeni zabampofu futhi axazulule zonke izinkinga zokungalingani kwemali engenayo.
I-Hong Kong idume ngezinga eliphezulu lokuphila. Kodwa ukukhohlwa ukuthi ngemuva kwalezi zibonakaliso, izindawo zokuthenga ezithambile namaqembu, izimpilo zabantu abangaba ngu-200 000 abaphoqelelwe ukuba baphile "emagumbini" anendawo engaphansi kwamamitha ayizigameko ubugebengu.