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Rooftop slum
Rooftop Slum (Chinese: 天台屋) or penthouse slum generally refers to illegal housing on the rooftops of apartment buildings. In Hong Kong, a number of poor people are unable to afford traditional apartments due to high housing prices, and they are forced to wait years for affordable public housing. They were then forced to seek alternatives, like living in illegal huts on top of buildings. According to the Hong Kong Population Census, there were about 3,982 rooftop dwellers in 2006,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 year=2006 )〕 and are now estimated in the 10s of thousands,〔 most of whom were found in the old Kowloon districts of Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tong, and Tai Kok Tsui.
==History==
A housing crisis developed in the 1950s and 1960s when a large number of refugees left mainland China and moved to Hong Kong, creating a large, unmet demand for affordable housing options.〔
Blockhouse (Chinese: 木屋) and rooftop slums, which are low cost and offer poor living environments, became more prevalent in Hong Kong beginning in the early 1970s. In the 1970s to 1980s, there was significant economic development which also brought increased housing costs. The government continued to be unaware of the need for affordable housing for its citizens, creating greater pressure for people to find low rent options, like rooftop slums.〔
Rising rental costs, the lack of affordable housing, and length of time to get into public housing means that people continue to live in rooftop slums.
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