Hong Kong struggles to improve conditions in tiny, crowded homes

FILE - Kwok Kwai, 65, poses for a photo inside his subdivided flat in Hong Kong, Aug. 8, 2024. FILE - Lee Kwan Kun, 60, sits in his 'coffin' home in Hong Kong, Aug. 15, 2024. FILE - Kwok Kwai, 65, poses for a photo inside his subdivided flat in Hong Kong, Aug. 8, 2024.

Housing is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a single toilet and kitchen shared by four families would make for a challenging home situation anywhere.