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No home, but he turned up neatly dressed for job
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The New Hope Community Services runs a transitional shelter for the homeless at its Jalan Kukoh premises. It offers them a longer-term stay of up to six months, while its social workers help to find them a job and long-term housing options.
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Despite being homeless for a decade, none of his colleagues had any clue he had been sleeping rough at void decks, in parks and even in carparks.
Mr Lee, a 61-year-old who declined to give his full name, would show up at his dish-washing job at a restaurant neatly dressed, revealing nothing of his personal life. His mailing address was his sister's home.
