Hong Kong -- a city is known for its shiny skyscrapers, shopping scene, and breath-taking views of the Victoria Harbour. But that's not all of it. Soaring housing prices have pushed some one million of its seven million population to below the poverty line. And this local tour group is trying to show the city's UN-glamorous side. Natalie Pang has more on the tour of Hong Kong's underbelly. 

 

This is what locals call a "coffin home". The tiny 20-square feet space costs 200 US dollars a month. The Hong Kong Free Tours are showing visitors another side of the metropolis with cramped apartments, homeless communities, and the city's poorest area, Sham Shui Po. Guide Alla Lau leads nine tours a week, each with about a dozen tourists

 

ALLA LAU TOUR GUIDE "If we could talk to all the tourists who come to Hong Kong and to tell them what's actually happening in Hong Kong - all the dark side, all this, the not really glamorous thing happening in Hong Kong. I can kind of remind them of Hong Kong and as a face of the local, they can have an idea of what's actually happening in Hong Kong, and then maybe they'll care about it a bit more."

 

BARRY FRANKS TOURIST "It was very authentic, and having a chance to go around at a street level to see what it's like in the more densely populated parts of the city, I thought it was very interesting. And it does contrast with the other side of the water, the richer Hong Kong."

 

Property prices in the financial hub jumped 20 percent in April from a year ago, making Hong Kong one of the world's most expensive residential markets. Lau hopes her tours will not just scratch the surface of its glitzy facade, but instead expose the tough life that many currently lead.