Cardboard collector. | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Cardboard collector.

Cardboard collector.
Submitted by Andrew Suddaby
Authors: 
Andrew Suddaby

This poor old lady was scratching a living collecting cardboard for recycling.  It was sad to see that, even with the general increase in prosperity since the 1950s, poverty still existed especially amongst some of the older peole.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, August 4, 1981
Gallery: 
1981 Andrew Suddaby's photos
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