Take a guess. Welcoming committee? Grabbing autographs from a star? Think a little bit....
The answer: They were all salvaging newspaper as waste paper to sell so they can make a living in Hong Kong.
With the economy tanking and mini-bond collapsed, these people are looking for a way to subsidize their day to day living. And because of the price of salvaged paper keeps dropping, on average these people make about HK$3.00 per day collecting paper. This picture was taking on last Friday. These people asked passengers, actually yelled, asking for them to bring extra copies of the "Job Wanted" newspaper to give. That's life folks.
People want "Green". And what will these old folks do to continue to sustain life? The HK gov't only giving them a meager HK1,000 a year "Fruit money". And after an uproar, the gov't canceled the required "supporting documents" to prove you are old in order to get the money. Population in HK is getting older; the social assistance is not a social assistance. Hence HK is rated the top city with the biggest gap between rich and poor.
*Side note: Since the economy turns south, there are lots of arson in HK. This was due to the fact there are lots of crazy people just got "crazy". Need some ways to relief their anxiety and stress. Just last week, caught one that lighted six fire in an hour in an apartment complex. Yesterday, another arson withing half an hour started burning people's clothes in another complex. This person has not been caught yet.
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