Elderly struggle to stay cool in Hong Kong's scorching heat 

It's not the heat but the very high humidity in HK that makes it difficult in the summer. I can easily stand 38°C with 50% humidity versus 32°C with 85% humidity. It's the flipside in January when the temperature falls to 10°C. With humidity at 85% that 10°C temp will feel like 2°C or even lower.

May she finally find suitable home 😢😢🙏🏽

At least post a link that we can donate.

Poor woman. Why dont they help her get a new air conditioner? Or at least someone to fix it. A small 5000btu ac costs around $120 and should be able to cool that space easily. Then she can stop using those worthless fans.

If your reading these Comments...You have No idea how Excessively hot it gets

When it is extremely hot outside without air conditioning, it is generally better to keep the windows and doors closed to prevent hot outside air from entering the home. Keeping the home's interior sealed up helps retain any cooler air that builds up inside from fans or other cooling methods. Opening windows and doors allows the hot outside air to circulate in, negating any cooling effect. Not many people know this, only those who lives in hot climate. The exception would be if there is a steady breeze that can be used to create cross-ventilation and draw warmer indoor air out. But in most cases, keeping the home as sealed up as possible is the recommended approach to stay as cool as possible without air conditioning. Some say the humidity level there can reach 80%, so an exhaust fan HV1 can be very effective in reducing the humidity in your home. An airtight/closed room can also reduce the humidity level inside the room from the outside.

670 US dollars for that place? To think how Japan got so cheap to live. I pay 40,000 yens (about 260 US dollars) in a pretty comfortable 6x6 ㎡ apartment. It's old but very well maintained. And there are even cheaper public housings just nearby (something like a 100 US dollars.) Now that's a real damp and mostly vacant. Anyway it's been real hot (pretty much everyday the temperature tips 40 degrees.)

just clean the airconitioner and see if it works; it may not need replacing at all but just a clean up of all the dust that must've built up in there overtime preventing adequate airflow

Whats the point of showing this if you dont give us a link to donate

Many comments here are not familiar with HK governing philosophy. It believes in free enterprise, which means low tax and minimal government involvement. In practice, the policy benefits you the more successful you are. Outside of public housing, the government provides very little social support. Biggest funding source for charities in HK comes from the private horse racing club. If you ever visit HK, do drop by McDonald's at night. You may see some folks make their homes there. Real estate is a major source of wealth for many HK billionaires and the biggest revenue source for government. So I doubt affordable housing supply will ever catch up to the demand. Frankly, HK is not a city of 7+ millions people. It's more a business park that happens to have 7+ millions people live onsite.

Heartbreaking.

I remembered living in similar temperatures in Germany without AC as I couldn't afford it then. I built myself one using cooper coils, a cooler, and a box fan.

dear peaple out there, i understand that one you guys probably live in the same conditions, but in Hong Kong（香港）this sh**** small housing thing is really bad, but it has high demand because too little land is developed in hong kong, i live in a packed middle class apartment in hong kong, the building i live in is 30-stories, but it squeezed in 1000 people! I live in a 400 sq. feet apartment with my 4-person family, 100 sq. feet per person is crazy!

Scmp is so great at exposing native HK ers issues

You still have subdivided flats here? Where’s the justice in all of this?

Isn't there a tenants association in Hong Kong which helps such people with disputes to ensure that landlords are holding up their end of the rental agreement? Surely, rats in living conditions is a healthy and safety contravention

We need a plan to keep our buildings cool because this is going to be all of us soon.

Her AC unit probably already has a faulty. I hope someone in HK helps her after seeing the video.

Unfortunately people like this poor woman will probably live like this for the rest of their lives. The HK government did not address the housing issue all the while and is now more interested in upholding the security law than to resolve all these social issues. They’re not voted in anyway so these issues will not affect their livelihoods.

It’s sad to see . In that much money you really can have fancy apartment in mainland China

How can a very rich city like Hong Kong with hundreds of billions in reserves can allow its people to live in such conditions. These are coffin flats.

Is there any way we can fund her and is there an outreach for the growing elderly population in China? Theres a huge elderly population who are alone, work, and this is their living conditions. It’s not just this woman.

I'm from South America, and I've experienced 37°C heat, but there's something different about the heat in Hong Kong/China. I think it's the humidity. It feels like the heat just lingers in the air, like a thick blanket pressing against your entire body-so dense you could cut it with a knife. What makes it worse is that there's no wind to blow away that warm air

when there is too much people in one small place this happens

Travel to hk last july,wow its hot but it was humidity,the wind was hot .31 degree heat feel like 39 degree.

they should open ''cooling centers" like they have in NYC

The summer challenges.

I have seen it too much of this case. Flat users pays rent per month and what happen to the money? The land lords spent expensive stuff with no improvement of the flats whatsoever. Those old buildings sitting there and no one lives there anymore use should have demolished and build new ones but its the land lords, tenders and other third forces are holding back not able to make progress on building new modern flat buildings.

It is fkn ridiculous an emergency system has not been set up to address the many challenges our seniors face. Not just in Hong King either. From people freezing and not being able to afford heat in Britain to what this poor woman has to face. It is shameful, crazy and lazy issues like this keep being punted year after year. At the very least find a way to pair seniors up with others so they can afford better housing and share costs. Or how about actually forcing these greedy and negligent landlords accountable for their slum-like conditions. Make them provide proper heat and cooling or fine them! It's not perfect here in the U.S. but in my state landlords must provide cooling to 70 degrees. IOW units cannot be hotter than that or owners can get in trouble.

May I get a contact? I might be able to get her a new air conditioner with installation n replacement

Clearly out useless clutter opens up space too. More space more air

Hey scmp , why not covering the news from U.K. don't want to tell the viewers what's going on over there

I am not from hongkong I am using fan since i was little until now😂😂😂, i guess i more pathetic. Hongkong people are not poor but the cost of the living there very high .

is it Ao her name or Au? which is more common spelling of this common Hong Kong family name

I can smell this video

Lawyer Yi Shenghua is a hero!

They never help the poor

Even HK reporter is mean to old people. At least install a more efficient AC for her.

Free Hong Kong❤❤❤

Geez, man, it's insanse to see a place as big as china not have regulations that require maintenance on tenants' homes/apartments. Especially when its something as serious as A/C in the summer

I've lived in subdivided units before and I had AC.

What a coincidence, I live in Sham Shui Po too. 🤣🤣🤣

Put a bucket ice cubes behind the fan.

1:48 whats the point of turning on the ac if not function.just waste of money.just buy better fan.

sad :(

Keep the windows and blinds closed. Wet your face, hands, legs, blouse, etc and you will keep cooler

I only have fan and when it's hot day i get free sauna 😂😂😂, not lying it's really like sauna

Some ppl do wish to donate and they can, very informative vids, take it further by giving viewers a chance to make a change for these individuals or to the organizations that help them.

I thought Hong Kong's goverment support the elders by giving them monthly money allowance ?

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I studied law in college, kind of interested in social work.

HK is a land for haves and have nots... And the divide is extreme

I am glad Taiwan doesn't have subdivided flat

I would say due to the greed of the developer and the landlord and how can people live in pigeon holes apartment ...Unbelievable how the chinese treat their own people with such a cruel action to rent a tiny room for the sake of money...Hoping the chinese politicians will demolish all these apartment to help those elderly in need to have a human way to live for their golden years in this earth...

Endure just a bit longer. Your mortal journey compared to the younger ones is ending soon. And with it so will your suffering be gone too. Life on earth. What a disappointing experience.

Flat tax

Hong kong is a terrible place to live….

Can come JB meet many cibai apek

Unless you are Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or Bill Gates, money is a concern for everyone now

poor chinese

She should at least tidy up her place so it looks more comfortable to live in.

effects of Capitalist democracy bullsheet

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同人不同命

Move to the U.K. 😢

I put all my money on Investments and I never get married, now I have lots of money.

And HK people just love to diss Singspore for its hot weather 😂😂

The ironic thing is that the Mainland that many people left behind is now seeing living and welfare conditions increase to the point that life is better there than in HK. This lady should be retired and enjoying the rest of her life, but instead she is still working with illnesses, and living in a minute apartment which is extraordinarily expensive and having to deal with ever-increasing utility bills. And HK just has too many people. Even the skyscraper apartment blocks really is no way to live.

Clean room can help less hot auntie😅

The blessed Singaporeans make so much negative noise about the govt flats they have been benefiting and living since Independence.

I'm using a 1hp Aircon and I use it for about 2-3 hours each night. Daytime, I use the fan. I'm in sweltering S. E. Asia. And she's complaining? Omgoodness me 😮

She is from China. HK import janitors from China😅

27 mins ago hehe

do we need another Snowden or Assange - to know about the crimes of united states ???!

Chinese are janitors in Australia,Canada,USA,New Zealand ...😂

😂😂Every country has a lower class peiple.