Homeless people camp in a shelter at the Tung Chau Street Park in Sham Shui Po in 2016. Photo: Felix Wong
Homeless people camp in a shelter at the Tung Chau Street Park in Sham Shui Po in 2016. Photo: Felix Wong
Poverty

Hong Kong lawmakers, pastor call for greater transparency, accountability after homeless man dies in jail

  • The circumstances surrounding the Vietnamese man’s death were suspicious, but authorities have yet to release CCTV footage, lawmaker says
  • The death has also brought the plight of the city’s homeless back into the public eye

Homeless people camp in a shelter at the Tung Chau Street Park in Sham Shui Po in 2016. Photo: Felix Wong
Homeless people camp in a shelter at the Tung Chau Street Park in Sham Shui Po in 2016. Photo: Felix Wong
READ FULL ARTICLE