Roughly half of Hong Kong received subsidized housing in 2019. I strongly doubt they all choose not to work. The idea that because one receives a benefit like

Roughly half of Hong Kong received subsidized housing in 2019. I strongly doubt they all choose not to work. The idea that because one receives a benefit like housing or socialized medicine they'll just decide not to work is absurd. The people collecting these benefits aren't living like kings, there's plenty of incentive to seek a higher quality of life through work if one is able.