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Lamma Street Furniture How Poor Design is Ruining the Character of one Hong Kong Village

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A look at some of the problems of standard design in Hong Kong and how this is ruining the character of rural areas.

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Lamma Street Furniture

How Poor Design is Ruining the Character of one Hong Kong Village

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Are these appropriate designs for a village setting?

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Railings – grey, unpainted

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And fencing for the harbourfront

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More grey metal

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Lampposts – all grey metal, the same as we have on our highways (there are no cars on Lamma)

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The village clock – large, digital with dog poop brown and pink motif

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Substations – more grey metal

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A concrete nullah (and more grey metal)

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LCSD’s beach facilities – why pink? And why so many notices?

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The bins – everyday it’s like this, no integrated waste and recycling facilities

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The “feature wall” – grey, concrete

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The “community notice board”

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The sitting area by the well

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This is what old wells can look like (but not in Hong Kong)

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Concrete sitting area – now covered in graffiti

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Concrete play area, that no-one uses (no shade, too many lost balls)

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Trees in metal or concrete

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Poor design is ruining Lamma

• Government projects follow standard designs that may be appropriate for inner city areas or industrial estates, but which are killing the character of rural areas, not just on Lamma, but all across Hong Kong.

• We need better design that enhances village-scapes and reflects the natural beauty of the environment.

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Please help

• Adopt a project: choose and aspect of design on Lamma and develop it as a project.

• Write to Carrie Lam, Director of Development, to complain about the lack of sensitivity in rural design: [email protected].

• Join Living Lamma: Sign up through our website – www.livinglamma.com or call 90423241 and help us make a change.