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from Life on Lantau June/July 2022

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Happenings & Events STUFF TO KNOW IN JUNE!

ON COMPLETION IN 2028/29, THE SEWER WILL SERVE NINE VILLAGES

PUBLIC SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR SOUTH LANTAU

Representatives of the Drainage Services Department (DSD) met with Living Islands Movement (LIM) volunteers in May to discuss the long-awaited public sewerage system for South Lantau, parts of which are now under construction.

As there is currently no public sewerage system available in South Lantau, most of the local premises are equipped with septic tanks or other private sewerage facilities. A public sewerage system for proper collection, treatment and disposal of sewage will result in more hygienic conditions in the villages and improved sea water quality, as ‘gray’ water will no longer flow in open channels to the sea.

“The construction of a new sewer treatment plant between Pui O and San Shek Wan is underway, as is the construction of a pumping station in Ham Tin that will serve the Pui O villages. The sewer network for the first village (Lo Uk) has also commenced, as has the construction of trunk sewers along South Lantau Road in this area. The completion of Phase 1 is scheduled for mid-2026,” says LIM Chair Louise Preston.

Phases 2 and 3 involve the construction of pumping stations in Shui Hau, Tong Fuk and Cheung Sha, sewer networks in these villages (and the remaining villages of Pui O not included in Phase 1), and 13 kilometres of trunk sewers along South Lantau Road. These phases are scheduled to commence in 2024/25 for completion in 2028/29.

“It is an ambitious and complex project – the hilly terrain requires pumping stations to push flows in rising mains to the treatment plant, and land resumption will be necessary to build the networks throughout the villages,” says Louise. To find out more, email info@livingislands.org.hk. [ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF Environmental Protection Department.]

The Sprints are back! Action Asia Events is hosting its perennially popular Action X SPRINT Trail Series, DBayLantau on June 12. The race starts and finishes in DB Plaza and you pick your distance: 12km (elevation gain 599m) or 9km (elevation gain 358m). The aim is to get runners off the main trails and into beautiful, secluded locations – beaches, coastlines, adventure trails – across Lantau. Both races have a 4.5-hour cut-off; only the 12km course involves a mountain climb (Lo Fu Tau).

Action Asia Events has a no-cup policy, so runners are reminded to bring their own bottle or hydration system for refill at water stations. Anyone caught littering on the course will be disqualified. For more information and to enrol, head to www.actionasiaevents.com.

As an illustrator, art teacher and graphic designer, Kate Waterwood’s art portfolio is as varied as it is vibrant. The Mui Wo-based originator works in everything from watercolour and oil pastel to marker pen to produce hand-drawn artwork (flowers, food, landscapes), digital arts on iPad, family portraits, pet portraits and more. A graduate of London College of Fashion (University of the Arts), Kate also specialises in brand collaboration including fashion illustration, media design (logos and business cards), pop-up booth design and display artwork. In 2020, she created her own original character design brand (the Himi&Kimi collection) and the Lantau Diary illustration series.

You can view Kate’s illustrations @TeaGarden_hk and @HiminKimi. To view her entire portfolio or commission a personal or commercial illustration, email kate@katewaterwood.com. [ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF Kate Waterwood.]

Shake Shack in Citygate Outlets, which opened in May, is the New York fast-food chain’s seventh location in Hong Kong, and first in Lantau. The new 3,921 square-foot space has both indoor and outdoor seating, and features a Flying Chessinspired mural by local artist Bo Law.

There are two new burgers on the menu, the Avocado Bacon Burger and the Avocado Bacon Chicken Burger, plus a Tung Chung Pop Trail concrete – vanilla frozen custard blended with salted caramel sauce, peanut butter and Shan Shau Jok peanut brittle topped with caramel popcorn – which is exclusive to the Citygate location. Shake Shack is donating 5% of sales from the Tung Chung Pop Trail towards the InspiringHK Sports Foundation, as part of its mission to Stand For Something Good®. [PHOTO BY Sarin Ale.]

RUN THE LESSER-KNOWN TRAILS

HAND-DRAWN ARTWORK MADE IN LANTAU

MUI WO ORIGINATOR

SHAKE SHACK IN TUNG CHUNG

Fair to say, Tung Fuk resident Shirley Johnson has a thing about elephant poo. In her award-winning children’s book Saving The Planet With My Poo, she takes young readers on an adventure to discover how “large and majestic elephant dung can be made into odourless, organic, tree-free, biodegradable paper.”

You can’t use elephant-dung paper for digital printing (Saving The Planet With My Poo is printed on tree-free, cotton-rag paper) but, as Shirley has discovered, there are many other ways it can be utilised. Head to her online jewellery store, A New Leaf, to see the exquisite new line of earrings made from, you guessed it, elephant-dung paper. Purchase more than one pair of Self-Love Beautiful Me El ephant-Dung Earrings at www.anewleafjewellery.com and you get the book thrown in for free. Saving The Planet With My Poo is also available on Amazon. [PHOTOS COURTESY OF Shirley Johnson.]

With Aitch’s Biltong (www.aitchsbiltong.com), Upper Cheung Sha residents HP and Bessa Odendaal are bringing a genuine taste of South Africa to Hong Kong. The couple’s biltong (sliced or in slabs), chilli bites and droëwors are freshly made in Kwai Chung using Australian Wagyu beef. The business has recently expanded its offering to include a full range of quality chilled and frozen meat (try the Spatchcock chicken), plus four Kleijne Wijn Gezelschap (KWG) canned wines – perfect for a walk on the beach.

“We sell in various stores around Hong Kong, including Market Place, as well as at markets like Treasure Island in Pui O, and the Discovery Bay Sunday Market,” HP says. “Or you can order online.” To do just that, head to neartail.com/hk/aitchs-order-form. Aitch’s Biltong delivers to South Lantau every Thursday, and to Tung Chung and Discovery Bay every Friday. [PHOTO COURTESY OF Aitch’s Biltong.]

Discovery Bay International School student Theo Robinson, 17, has come up with KaiJai, a feelgood yoga mat that’s eco-friendly, reasonably priced, durable, stylish… and selling like hot cakes. After six months’ research, Theo started small with an order of 120 5mm, cork-topped mats in July 2021. By January this year, he was back on the phone to the factory in Jiangsu ordering 200 easy-to-carry, 3.5mm mats, 100 topped in cork and 100 topped in polyurethane (PU).

“Our mats are made in China because that was the only place we could find a manufacturer who met our demands to create high-quality mats at affordable prices, while still staying eco-friendly,” Theo says. “We only use materials that are sustainably sourced.” Theo’s mats are available at Escapade Sports (www.escapade.com.hk) and through his company website (www.kaijai.store). KaiJia mats are thoughtfully marked up with alignment lines for those who are serious about their yoga. [PHOTO BY Richard Gordon -www.richardgordonphotography.com.hk.]