{"id":110993,"date":"2019-09-23T05:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T22:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hongkongers-pay-a-price-for-their-low-taxes-through-the-worlds-most-expensive-homes-and-smallest-living-space-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2019-09-23T08:04:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T01:04:38","slug":"hongkongers-pay-a-price-for-their-low-taxes-through-the-worlds-most-expensive-homes-and-smallest-living-space-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hongkongers-pay-a-price-for-their-low-taxes-through-the-worlds-most-expensive-homes-and-smallest-living-space-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Hongkongers pay a price for their low taxes through the world\u2019s most expensive homes and smallest living space. Here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFor two hours a day in the past fortnight, Edward Chan hung around after work at the Prince Edward metro station in Kowloon.Teenagers continued to gather at the station, and Chan, who works in logistics, found himself acting as their counsellor, dispensing advice to the youth.Hong Kong \u201cis rotten to the core, with many issues affecting our livelihood, even if the city has a great international image on the surface\u201d, according to Chan, who lives in a 350 sq ft flat with his wife and their 13\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…Hongkongers pay a price for their low taxes through the world\u2019s most expensive homes and smallest living space. Here\u2019s why<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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