Through an alley, darkly

For me this encapsulates so much of Hong Kong in one frame.

 

Lack of space - a typical narrow HK back alley

 

Bamboo scaffolding

 

The family unit

 

The famous ‘Filipino suitcase’ - the soft chequered carrying bag, now widely adopted by many HK’ers for its practicality

 

Washing hanging outside the window (no spare space inside these tiny residential units)

 

Air con units everywhere - we’re tropical you know

 

A sort of merging of indoor and outdoor space to waste not a single inch

 

 

I wonder how long it will be before these older areas are 'improved'.

Done