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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 05:44 AM Dec 2019

Meet Hong Kong's grannies forced to collect cardboard

This short piece is well worth watching and one appreciating what we have along with noting that if it were not for FDR & the Democrats this is where many of us would be.


Granny Orchid cleans the streets of Hong Kong seven days a week.

Despite being one of the richest cities in the world, many elderly people live in poverty.

So Granny Orchid earns extra money collecting boxes for recycling.

Video produced by Daniel South, Yashan Zhao, Meiqing Guan and Zhejun Wang

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-50784231/meet-hong-kong-s-grannies-forced-to-collect-cardboard
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