Brian Cassey: Cage Dogs - Hong Kong
Regarded as one of the richest cities in the World, boasting over forty billionaires and more Loius Vuitton shops than Paris, Hong Kong holds a dark secret - the Cage People.
Many thousands are forced to live in 6 foot by 2 and a half foot wire cages stacked three high and up to twenty to a room by unscrupulous landlords. Inmates share one common tiny grubby bathroom with no cooking facilities. The alternative to paying around 200 US dollars a month for a cage is a life on the streets.
Debatedly marginally better are the cubicle cage homes - boxes 6 foot by 6 foot stacked on top of one another, where many families live.
With the continued state of the Worlds economy and a rising influx of cheap labour into Hong Kong from mainland China it appears that the situation for Hong Kongs "Cage Dogs" will only worsen.
© pics by Brian Cassey 2009