[1/6] Guests attend the opening ceremony of BeLIVING Youth Hub, a youth hostel organized by the Hong Kong United Youth Association, in Hong Kong, China March 27, 2023. Two months ago, he landed a spot at a new so-called "youth hostel", which offers rooms for young adults that are subsidised by the Hong Kong government and can be rented for up to five years. A survey by the Concerning Youth Housing Rights Alliance published in May suggests the hostels will have limited appeal with close to 90% of respondents saying they don't plan to apply. "We need to think of ways to cut costs and to raise funds to keep operating," said Carrie Wong, a supervisor at the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. ($1 = 7.8136 Hong Kong dollars)Reporting by Clare Jim; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Edwina GibbsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Lam, Silver Ho, Ho, Xi Jinping, It's, Kong, Xi, Chelsea Tung, I’ll, Carrie Wong, Ngai Ming Yip, Clare Jim, Anne Marie Roantree, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Hong Kong United Youth Association, REUTERS, Hong, HK, Housing Rights Alliance, New, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, City University of Hong, Research, Thomson Locations: Hong Kong, China, HONG KONG, Beijing, Causeway, Kong's, New BeLIVING, City University of Hong Kong