Hello Fantastic Ones,
My school CAIS is growing and needed more room for all the new students. So they now house the students in two campuses The new building is in a place called Lai Yui (Lie You) and that is where I have been assigned this year. It is about an hour away from Skytower and 50 minutes from Lamma. Hmmm. I think there is a good chance a move to Lamma is in the works. In fact lets say its 90% sure I will be heading there by Christmas. Anyway Lai Yui is located high on a hill, with a great view of the mountains and docks. As with all hills in Hong Kong that have inhabitants, great care, work, and expense has been put in to insure that the hills do not slide away during the heavy rainfalls that can occur here. Hong Kong has a sad history of mud slides that have destroyed and killed much and many. As a result engineers have literally cemented hills together and created elaborate drainage systems that channels the water away from potential disaster. Some of the drainage systems create waterfalls like in the Rockies. It is quite spectacular, but again the water gets channeled away from people and buildings. Engineers have also created massive reservoirs for rainwater insuring that Hong Kong never has to experience droughts that used to plague the city. The pictures I have included in this blog show the walk up to my new school. The cliffs on the side are either all covered in cement or by a massive steel net. From an engineering and architectural standpoint Hong Kong is a marvel. Amazing what men will think up when there is a lack of space or potential for a landslide.
Have a great week everyone!
My school CAIS is growing and needed more room for all the new students. So they now house the students in two campuses The new building is in a place called Lai Yui (Lie You) and that is where I have been assigned this year. It is about an hour away from Skytower and 50 minutes from Lamma. Hmmm. I think there is a good chance a move to Lamma is in the works. In fact lets say its 90% sure I will be heading there by Christmas. Anyway Lai Yui is located high on a hill, with a great view of the mountains and docks. As with all hills in Hong Kong that have inhabitants, great care, work, and expense has been put in to insure that the hills do not slide away during the heavy rainfalls that can occur here. Hong Kong has a sad history of mud slides that have destroyed and killed much and many. As a result engineers have literally cemented hills together and created elaborate drainage systems that channels the water away from potential disaster. Some of the drainage systems create waterfalls like in the Rockies. It is quite spectacular, but again the water gets channeled away from people and buildings. Engineers have also created massive reservoirs for rainwater insuring that Hong Kong never has to experience droughts that used to plague the city. The pictures I have included in this blog show the walk up to my new school. The cliffs on the side are either all covered in cement or by a massive steel net. From an engineering and architectural standpoint Hong Kong is a marvel. Amazing what men will think up when there is a lack of space or potential for a landslide.
Have a great week everyone!
These cliffs are held together with nets and cement.
Held together with cement and steel nets.
An overpass for pedestrians. Amazing!
The cliffs of Lai Yui.
Hills of cement.
Have a great week everyone. God bless you!
Love adios and peng on!
Dirk
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