SFU's Andy Yan says Vancouver's divided homes remind him of Hong Kong's coffin apartments
Simon Fraser University's city program director told Global News that the dividing of homes in Vancouver brings to mind Hong Kong's coffin apartments.
Reported by Global News BC; city confirmation pending.
Illustrative photoAndy Yan says the dividing of homes in Vancouver reminds him of Hong Kong's coffin apartments.
Yan, the city program director at Simon Fraser University, made the comparison to Global News, which published a story on illegal rental houses in Vancouver and likened them to the coffin apartments of Hong Kong.
The comparison is Yan's, as relayed by Global News BC. The outlet's report frames the city's illegal rental houses through that Hong Kong parallel.
The full report is available on the Global News website.
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