In 2010, Mukthar walked through the doors of Chungking Mansions hoping to turn his life around. He had just arrived in Hong Kong from Somalia, a refugee and entrepreneur, with $6,000 in his pocket and most of his life ahead of him. Few places would give a visa to a Somali, but Hong Kong was more open to African and Asian immigrants. And for those like Mukthar, who made it this far and whose cash would not last long, there was only one place to go, the complex of weathered high-rise buildings, located in the heart of one of the most glamorous areas of the city.
2010年，穆克塔尔(Mukthar)走进重庆大厦(Chungking Mansions)的大门，希望能改变自己的生活。他刚从索马里来到香港，是一名难民和企业家，口袋里有6000美元，还有大部分的人生在等待着他。很少有地方会给索马里人签证，但香港对非洲和亚洲移民更加开放。对于像穆克塔尔这样走到这一步、现金不会持续太久的人来说，只有一个地方可去，那就是位于这座城市最繁华地区中心的老旧高层建筑群。