Climate change in Hong Kong worsens housing crisis for city’s poor

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Climate change in Hong Kong worsens housing crisis for city’s poor
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Pushed to the fringes by high property prices and a lack of public housing, poorer residents suffer during the city’s brutal summers.

HONG KONG — Anyone who has experienced a Hong Kong summer has a story about the oppressive heat and humidity.

“Even when I turn on all three fans in the living room, it’s still too hot,” Au said, wiping sweat from his face as the mercury soared into the high 90s on a recent day.concrete parksBut the effects of climate change are compounded here for those of modest means.

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