Picking up trash to earn cash has never been easier when one does it in a wealthy neighbourhood in Hong Kong, according to a viral video by a Chinese blogger. The minute-long video was posted on May 25 on China’s social media platform Xiaohongshu, or “Little Red...
The video has since received more than 2,400 likes and 70 comments on Xiaohongshu.In the same video, he also suggested that people should consider working as security guards for people who live in the city’s luxury housing.
He said: “Such a job will pay at least HK$20,000 a month and you don’t have to be afraid of the wind and the sun. You just need to enjoy the air-conditioning and register visitors.” The video, which has been reported by some Hong Kong media outlets, has also raised concerns that taking discarded items from rubbish dumps in Hong Kong could violate the law.
According to Hong Kong’s Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation: “No person shall, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, rake, pick over or grub in any waste deposited in any place or remove or scatter any waste so deposited. Any breach of this may result in a fine.”
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