Hong Kong's 'McRefugees' On The Rise Amid Summer Heat
Hundreds in the Chinese territory regularly sleep in 24-hour air conditioned McDonald's restaurants, but a new survey shows the trend is increasing and is not limited to the homeless.
by Scott Neuman
Aug 07, 2018
2 minutes
Hoping to escape Hong Kong's summer temperatures, more people are settling into the city's numerous 24-hour McDonald's restaurants to soak in the air conditioning and get a decent night's sleep.
A new survey finds that the number of "McRefugees" or "McSleepers" --as they've been dubbed-- has increased six-fold in the past five years.
And, it's not just the
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