In Hong Kong, micro-dwellings with an inhuman size of 2 to 3 m2 will undergo a facade renovation.
A law passed last March now requires them to have a window, a minimum surface area of 8 m2 and safety standards. A step forward for the dignity of citizens? Yes, but a crisis is coming: in this special administrative region of China, rents are so expensive that 220,000 people (out of 7.5 million inhabitants) live in such shoeboxes, unable to afford anything better. They fear eviction notices or an increase in rent.
