Mong Kok Tour

Discover a hidden side of Hong Kong on this tour of Mong Kok, focusing on the real estate crisis and inequality in the city. This guided tour offers an intimate look at the challenges in one of the world's wealthiest cities.

The Dark Side of Hong Kong: Mong Kok

We will meet at Prince Edward Station to discuss the housing challenges in Hong Kong, exploring the city’s expensive real estate market. A family of three may live in an apartment as small as 10 square meters (107 sq ft).

Our exploration includes Portland Street, showcasing traditional 4-story buildings alongside modern 30-story skyscrapers, reflecting urbanization's impact on neighborhoods.

Next, we will visit a subdivided housing unit on Cedar Street, gaining insight into the challenges of living in confined spaces and how soaring prices force families into cage houses.

We will then proceed to Lui Seng Chun for herbal tea and hear from locals about their struggles with housing. Personal accounts highlight the difficulties residents face in an unequal city.

The tour continues along Lai Chi Kok Road and Boundary Street, revealing more examples of subdivided housing and discussing gentrification's effects on impoverished neighborhoods.

We will conclude at Hai Tan Street, examining the relationship between land sales and low income tax in Hong Kong amidst rising social inequality. The tour lasts 2-2.5 hours and ends at Sham Shui Po Station.