Hong Kong rents leave more students homeless  

學(xué)歷貶值租金貴 香港街頭出現(xiàn)大學(xué)生露宿者（圖）

最近香港就有這樣一個新聞：因為租金持續(xù)高漲，香港露宿者出現(xiàn)了學(xué)歷提升及年輕化的趨勢，竟然有大學(xué)生也因付不起房租而露宿街頭。根據(jù)香港社會福利署最新數(shù)據(jù)，截至去年底，香港有718名露宿者，其中大學(xué)生占整體露宿者的2%，預(yù)科生及中學(xué)生更占40%。[查看全文]

(ECNS) — Skyrocketing rents in Hong Kong have left an increasing number of college students homeless, the Beijing Evening News observed on Monday.

A survey released by the Social Welfare Department shows that there were 718 homeless people in Hong Kong in 2013, a 30 percent increase from 2012.

The survey also shows that the overall education level of the city's homeless has been on the increase.

Forty percent of them hold secondary school diplomas, and two percent are college students, according to the survey, which has drawn attention from the Hong Kong government.

The government is trying to help these people support themselves with welfare policies in areas such as employment and housing, said Matthew Cheung Kin-Chung, secretary for Labour and Welfare in Hong Kong.

In the district of Sham Shui Po, a two-square-foot room in an apartment normally costs 1,500 HK dollars (US$193) per month. After adding in expenses like water and electricity, the cost of renting a room is unaffordable for people who do odd jobs in Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, the popularization of higher education in Hong Kong has contributed to fierce competition among college students in the workplace.

The average monthly salary for college graduates in the city stands between 9,000 and 15,000 HK dollars, while monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment is normally HK$10,000.