Travelling Sham Shui Po with former street sleeper Lau Tit Man
Chan Hau Chun, director of "Cubicle" and "Searching for Lau Tit Man"
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Overview
LAU Tit Man started sleeping on the street at seventeen. For nearly fifty years, he slept on the ‘street’ – in parks, fast food restaurants, subdivided flats… Having stayed in all eighteen districts across Hong Kong, it is in Sham Shui Po that he has lived the longest. (He now lives in public housing.) In this guided walk, he will share his experiences of making homes at various places in the district, and his observations of how the community has been changing over the years. Lau is one of the thousands of street people who have been managing to survive the various urban renewal programmes across Hong Kong.
Route: Tung Chau Street Park → Under the Western Kowloon Corridor → Yen Chow Street Hawker Bazaar → (Afternoon Bazaar) → subdivided flats → JCCAC (sharing session)
