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Covid-19: Hong Kong’s homeless population grows as charities close community services

by Rhoda Kwan12:51, 17 August 202009:32, 18 August 2020

Hong Kong’s homeless are growing in number as a fresh wave of coronavirus infections claims jobs, but charities are finding it increasingly hard to care for them due to tighter rules aimed at combating the disease. Two NGOs, ImpactHK and Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF), noticed a sharp increase in the number of street sleepers on […]

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Plan to buy properties for welfare facilities is not intended to enrich private sector, says official

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Official number of Hong Kong homeless reaches new high, may be understated, say NGOs

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