How Hong Kong Can Protect Manual Workers Bearing Brunt of Heatwave As the mercury rises in Hong Kong, a crisis is unfolding that has little to do with air conditioning or indoor comfort.
It's about basic survival for some of the city's most vulnerable workers – those who brave the sweltering streets every day without so much as a shaded break.
In Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong's busiest commercial hubs, construction laborer Yau spends at least HK$100 per day on water to stay hydrated.