The Wider Image: Hong Kong struggles to improve conditions in

Wong Chi-kong, 76, poses for a photo inside his subdivided flat in Hong Kong, China, August 8, 2024. The 50-square-foot space, which includes a toilet, costs 2,900 HKD monthly, excluding utilities. Wong, who suffered a stroke and relies on a cane, has lived there for two years after being forced onto welfare due to rising rents. Spending his days at tea houses and libraries, Wong describes his living environment as endurable but longs for public housing, saying, “a place of peace is home.” REUTERS/Tyrone Siu