Hong Kong's juxtapositions

How many cranes can you see at this construction site in Hong Kong's Central district? I counted 15 in an area no larger than a football pitch. The number could correspond to the amount of economic progress Hong Kong has made. Each crane on Hong Kong's skyline represents work for many, prosperity for the landowners and potential for the eventual owners/users of whatever is being built. Hong Kong's GDP per capita of US$42,000 has been built on land. But, yet, we can't care for the health of all our old or young, or very young! Within eye shot of the cranes someone has laid protest banners on a flyover in Central. They allege that Legal Aid failed to care for an elderly woman who was forced to walk to hospital, despite her broken bones. Further along the flyover, business people and office workers casually walk past a woman rocking a young, sleeping child in her arms. Although neither are dressed in rags, the woman was willing to beg for financial assistance. The juxtaposition of the three scenes brings home the reality that although Hong Kong is prosperous, it isn't completely healthy.