Rising food prices during pandemic add to burdens of Hong Kong’s poor, with more seeking handouts

Chau Mee-heung, 84, waits in line with about 100 others every Saturday morning to collect a free boxed meal, of rice with a meat dish and vegetables, handed out by a charity to people struggling with food expenses.The meals of chicken and choy sum, or spare ribs and broccoli, taste bland, says Chau, who lives alone in Lam Tin, in southeastern Hong Kong. But she is grateful for them and splits each meal into two, to make it last longer.Rising food prices during the Covid-19 pandemic have…

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