How Hong Kong Is Home To The Crazy Rich And The Mega Poor • Discoverology

How Hong Kong Is Home To The Crazy Rich And The Mega Poor

Hong Kong has more ultra-rich people than any other country, yet 1 in 5 people still live in poverty. SBS Dateline’s Marc Fennell asks why the gap between rich and poor is so extreme.

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