However, this picture is somewhat twisted as there seems to be a much greater cultural acceptance of homelessness and unemployment in Montreal than there is in Hong Kong (the need to provide for family). This translates into a much greater ratio of working poor in HK.
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| Hong Kong poverty statistics and chart from 'Feeding Hong Kong' |
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| The official homelessness chart/stats (lower) in Hong Kong from The Hong Kong Council of Social Service |
Sources:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1461195/1400-homeless-hong-kong-double-government-estimate-study . South China Morning Post, Monday, 31 March, 2014
http://www.santemontreal.qc.ca/en/support-services/services-by-type/homelessness/
http://www.socialindicators.org.hk/en/indicators/housing/8.10
http://feedinghk.org/hunger-stats/
