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Curry Lover?
May 22 -
"Don't let the rainy weather dampen your
day, have a nice, warming curry!"
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NO - NO - NO
May 13 -
Where to get breads, cakes and pastries with NO eggs, NO milk, NO butter...
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Archive Updates
May 12 -
Best of Lamma-zine - Lamma News, Events, Spotlights Archives
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Mox Lamma 500
May 5 -
So many photos and videos from our yearly international dragonboat festival.
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May 31:
Power Station Facts
"The proportion of gas-fired
generation by HK Electric is set to increase from
around 56% in 2023 to around 70%
in 2024. This proportion will go
up further when L13 is commissioned."
From their
Sustainability Report,
end of 2023 some very interesting and impressive facts:
May 30:
Rescuing a Black Kite
 
A Black Kite, endemic on Lamma,
landed on a glass-encased village
house balcony in Pak Kok Village and
couldn't fly off anymore as the area
was too small. Neighbours tried to
find a way to free the increasingly
agitated and exhausted kite.
Pak Kok resident Dr.
Anna Goldmann (Instagram)
to the rescue! She's got
training in handling live and
wounded animals and did a really
fantastic job! (Photos above by Louise.
South HK Island in background.)
Anna writes:
"The kite was very
exhausted. I didn't want to
handle it too much, but I did a
quick check of the wings and
legs to make sure there wasn't
any obvious injuries.
We
placed the kite in a safe yet
open area for when it recovered
it could have enough room to fly
off."
May 29:
Mediterranean or South-African?
A BIG compliment to
LAPA Cafe Bar and their great staff for this
absolutely delicious Mediterranean
platter!
Their big selection of
South-African and other wines by
the glass is impressive,
delicious, of high quality and
great value, especially at $30
Happy Hour prices!
I've got to try their
South-African specialties very
soon (LAPA is a South-African
noun referring to "a courtyard
or similar enclosure").
P.S. More
glowing reviews!
May 28:
Lamma Artists Rule!
Lamma Artworks -
2009 - '12
Lamma Artworks - 2013 -
'17
P.S.
Art Swap Exhibition 3.0
opens this Saturday, June 1, in the
Lamma Art Collective
on YSW Main Street.
feat. art works, writing pieces
and performances of 42 creative people:
I've been participating in
5 of their group exhibitions
so far, but missing this one.
P.S. A
fun, high-speed
Reel of the opening party.
May 27:
Preparing for Rainstorms &
Flooding
Rain nourishes nature, but in
recent years several heavy
rainstorms have caused flooding
all over HK and especially on
Lamma.
So how is the Power Station
prepared to cope with the
increasing frequency of extreme
weather? What are their best
preparations?
-
 The
newly-built and the future gas-fired
power generation units will have
their platforms raised by one metre,
increasing the tolerance against
future sea level rise and storm
surges.
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All cable tunnels to HK
Island used for power transmission
are closed up to prevent rainwater
from flowing in.
The substation has a
flooding alarm system and
water-retaining walls and pumps are
installed.
Once the water level
rises and triggers the sensor, the
pumps will be turned on
automatically to reduce the risk of
flooding and ensure a stable supply
of power.
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There are detailed
contingency and power restoration
plans, setting out in detail the
actions and procedures for resuming
system operation after the power
supply is affected by extreme
weather conditions.
May 26:
Tin Hau Festival in S.Lamma
"Lamma Island Sok Kwu Wan Cultural
Experience Tour!
Immerse in Fishermen's Life
and Festivities.
The eagerly
awaited Tin Hau Festival is just
around the corner in Sok Kwu
Wan, Lamma Island!
We are
thrilled to present an
exceptional cultural experience
tour, taking you deep into the
world of fishermen and their
festive traditions.
Embark on
an adventure from Sok Kwu Wan to
explore the picturesque fishing
village, and indulge in a
mouthwatering seafood lunch
along the way!
Plus, don't
miss the opportunity to enjoy a
complimentary viewing of a
mesmerizing traditional opera
performance!"
Videos, Photos and Reels
2024 Tin Hau Festival @ Sok Kwu
Wan videos, part 1,
part 2
May 2:
Lamma History Lesson
Photo by JoeChenPhotography
Lamma Island 101 – all about Lamma
Island's history to today
by
Elisha Rae Patalinghug,
Apr 11, 2024:
Read on to
learn more about Lamma Island's
journey from a fishing village
to a residential and tourist
hub:
Early Lamma Island, Colonial
era impact, Fishing and
industry, Lamma Island today."
May 24:
Love Living in Pak Kok!
 A
big thank-you to the VV driver
who stopped me off the Pak Kok
ferry pier, offering to take my
heavy shopping trolley to my
uphill home for free (which I
accepted)!
He even offered to give me a
free ride home (too challenging
as he already carried 1
passenger and a big box).
My most popular
Facebook post
so far this month!
May 23:
Lamma Barber
 
Before/after visiting the
Lamma Barber!
Highly recommended for
Miles
Yip's very professional
service in the very first
trimming of my
wild-jungle-growth beard
(started during the pandemic)
into something distinguished and
more suitable for a hot & humid
Lamma summer!
 
 Opened
just a few months ago in his new
1/F location, open the black
door just right from the Pets
Village shop, opposite the Beer
Shack pub/restaurant.
He's open 7 days/week for men,
women and children, but make an
appointment by phone/ WhatsApp
9540 3816 to be pampered in the
Big Red Chair.
May 22:
Curry Lover?
6 years already since
Spicy Island opened
with big fanfare.
Congratulations to their
anniversary! They even offer
free meals for needy people!
See my opening story and
my photos, click below. (BTW, almost
all photos in this Lamma-zine are
clickable for more content.)
Opening
Spicy Island Kebab House
not so long ago, a third
location is in preparation in
Lan Kwai Fong!
May 21:
'I Love My License Plate!'
May 14:
Nightlife Resumed
 
Events in YSW in just the next 3
days, May 15-17.
Our very lively nightlife has
resumed in full now! Party on,
dudes & dudettes! (Sorry for
showing my age with this
remark.)
May 13:
NO - NO - NO
Where to get breads, cakes and
pastries with NO eggs, NO milk,
NO butter, NO dough conditioner,
NO preservatives/stabilisers, NO
bread improvers, NO enhancers,
NO artificial and coloring, NO
acids/sour powder, NO additional
sugar?
What's left you might ask? Click
above to find out and maybe even
try some of these unusual
creations.
May 12:
Lamma-zine Archive Update
May 8:
Fish Deterrent System
Presenting a video about using
whale sounds at the Lamma Power
Station to deter fish from
clogging up the cooling water
intakes!
This is dramatically
efficient to massively reduce
fishes and sea animals getting
caught up in the cooling water
intake pipes of the Power
Station.
More about this and other
interesting news in the latest
issue of the
HK Electric Online
video. Check out the
biodiversity survey on and
beneath Lamma!
More very interesting,
informative and often
entertaining videos at
HK Electric's Youtube channel.
May 7:
My Favourite Lamma Lunch
Trying to find any proper
non-Chinese lunch in Yung Shue
Wan for below $100 has become
very difficult, almost
impossible as the local
restaurants have become so much
more expensive these last years.
By far, my personal favourite
and very best value for money:
Spicy Island
Restaurant and Bar!
"We offer Thali Set Lunches for
only $89!
Choose
from Lamb, Chicken, Fish or
Vegetable curries. Set includes
a side (pulao rice or naan
bread), salad, appetiser and a
drink (soft drink, tea or
coffee)!
Available Mon-Fri, 12-3pm,
except public holidays.
You can check out our
full menu here.
Tel. 2982 0289, 7A-B Yung Shue
Wan Main Street"
This is my own recent photo of
my favourite lunch on Lamma:
P.S. New sister
restaurant
Spicy Island
Kebab House informed us
that they'll be closed for
renovations from May 4.
Lamma-zine story about this new,
very exciting and popular place
after the reopening!
I've got to try some of their
amazing (m)cocktails soon during
their everyday Happy Hour,
noon-6pm:
May 6:
New Ferry Central - Yung Shue
Wan
New Govt.-subsidised passenger
ferry (with rooftop solar
cells) started up on Sat, May 4,
by HKKF on the Central-YSW
route.
This new ferry will cut the
journey time to 25 minutes.
Click on the
photo above for video & photos
of the inside and lots of
comments from Lammaites.
Major complaint: No
outdoor seating anymore!
P.S. 1: "Is this this boat to Lamma?
Brand New!"
P.S. 2:
Questions to the ferry
co. by
Tom Grundy:
May 5:
Mox Lamma 500
So many photos and videos from
our yearly international
dragonboat festivall
Lamma 500
on Power Station Beach!
Truly
international, off-Lamma teams
like the
Spanish Dragons,
Buzz Dragonboating
Society,
Tadodragons,
United Gorkha Community
of India - HK,
Flying Kiwis Dragon Boat
Team, etc. joined
all the local teams!
Many thanks to all the numerous
supporters and sponsors,
for example
HK Electric
who opened up the
nearby, usually totally
closed-off Power Station area
for the races' finishing line
setup.
Funniest moment of the
Lamma 500:
Stage
collapse with the victorious
Under-18 Lamma Dragons junior
team, 13 seconds into this video
from
Catherine Doo:
Best
(drone) video of this event, by
LammaUmami!
May 2:
Cantonese Opera in YSW
Golden Dragon and Phoenix
Cantonese Opera Troupe
Celebrates the Birthday of Tin
Hau: April 30 - May
4.
Click for full poster & detailed programme!
Behind the scenes at a pop-up
travelling Cantonese Opera House
on Lamma Island (HK
Free Press)
"They presented a
traditional Cantonese opera for
five consecutive nights at a
pop-up bamboo theatre.
HKFP’s
photographer gained backstage
access as the troupe prepared
for the show."
Special very late ferries
YSW to Central and
by
Tsui Wah Ferry
to Aberdeen!
May 1:
LAMMA DAY
Tin Hau Cup:
won by Cheung Chau Wing Ho
Dragon Boat Club
Lamma North RC Cup:
won by Bearable
Sports Association
HK Electric Cup:
won by Pak Tam Chung Corridor
Sports Club (Sai Kung),
photographed here with HK
Electric reps and Lamma's
District Counselor Ting-Ting
(left-most)
Race video ~
LAMMA DAY dragonboating team
photos
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