10,000 of Hong Kong 's poor depend on collecting scrap paper . The slowdown in Europe is hurting paper collectors like Kong Kit Tam . Hide Caption The scrap business is a bellwether industry for rising or falling business cycles .
10,000 of Hong Kong 's poor depend on collecting scrap paper . The slowdown in Europe is hurting paper collectors like Kong Kit Tam . Tam makes between $ 12 and $ 36 collecting scrap paper from trash . The scrap business is a bellwether industry for rising or falling business cycles .