PICTURE OF THE MONTH: HONG KONG



Scaffolding on a massive scale and using traditional bamboo, too!
On Nathan Rood, in the busy heart of Kowloon in Hong Kong, we can see a lattice work
of traditional bamboo scaffolding on a building which which was being refurbished.
It symbolises the combination of old and new in Hong Kong. According to the local
'South China Morning Post' in 2013, more than five million bamboo rods which are six
to seven metres long, are used every year. At that time, there were 1,751 registered
scaffolders. Howeber, there are issues with importing bamboo and training new scaffolders,
so the tradition may not last forever.

Read about why I was in Hong Kong.

Read about the university's relationship with its counterpart in Hong Kong.

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