Begging problem should be solved
In an international city like Hong Kong, I find it shocking that there are so many beggars. What's even more upsetting is that so many of the beggars are disabled and/or elderly.
I've heard stories about elderly people who are forced to beg by gangs. The gangs apparently harm the beggars to make them look more pitiable. Recently, I saw a beggar whose eyes, lips and nose appeared to have been deliberately removed. Any money people give them is collected by the gangs.
This makes me so angry. The people responsible should be found and punished by law. Nobody deserves to be treated cruelly and forced to beg.
The government is not doing enough to stop people begging. It should take action to protect the elderly from being manipulated by gangs and also preserve the city's image as a law-abiding, just community.
I hope this letter makes people think about this serious issue and that begging in Hong Kong will soon be eliminated.
