Mohammadi Rahman fled Afghanistan as a child . He came to Hong Kong to seek asylum in 2007 . `` The government wanted me dead , '' he said . The family lived on the streets of Kowloon for several years before moving into an apartment building near Victoria Park, where they were able to rent out their rooms and earn money by cleaning up after other Cost of living in Hong Kong is high ; asylum seekers , who ca n't work legally , often live in poverty .
Mohammadi Rahman fled Afghanistan as a child . He came to Hong Kong to seek asylum in 2007 . The family lived on the streets of Kowloon for several years before moving into an apartment building near Victoria Park, where they were able to rent out their rooms and earn money by cleaning up after other Cost of living in Hong Kong is high ; asylum seekers , who ca n't work legally , often live in poverty .