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Happy Easter!
Apr 17
- As usual, I couldn't resist playing with this old poster above.
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Chinese version
The future SW-direction view
from most of the Lamma Family
Trail, starting in 2027! The
long-delayed windfarm project by
HK Electric has finally been
approved by Govt the other day.
But it'll take at least 5 years
to be commissioned and start
commercial operation:
Here's the full press release
from HK Electric, plus an
expanded SCMP story with replies
to FAQs about the windfarm,
especially environmental and
ecological concerns:
Net-Zero Electricity Generation
- HK Electric Offshore Wind Farm
Planned for 2027 Commissioning
Hong Kong could get first
offshore wind farm in 2027,
providing carbon-free electric
power to up to 120,000 families
For the curious ones among our
readers, these are the technical
parameters:
Southern District Officer reports, page 136:
Paul Tsui writing about North
Lamma, 1910-1960:
"The moral condition of the
womenfolk is said to be very
good. Not a single case of
adultery was admitted to have
happened in any of the villages.
The men, however,..."
(click to read more)
A modern take on this topic, a
poem by
Trevett
Allen (my
"Art Swap 2*2 2022"
virtual exhibition partner) is
online right now on LAMMA
ART COLLECTIVE.
Quoting a memorable line from
his poem:
"6,000 horny drunks clinging to
a rock"
His poem was triggered by my
initial exhibition artwork:
As usual, I couldn't resist
playing with this old poster
above (inspired by my
childhood-memory,
liquid-finger-painted Easter
eggs and the massive crowds at
the Lamma ferry piers this
weekend):
Yung Shue Wan is among the 26
high-risk locations in this
Feasibility Study, see below.
Construction or raising the wave
wall and installing flood
barriers behind the coastline
are proposed.
Civil Engineering and
Development Department (CEDD)
announced yesterday the Study of Coastal Hazards under
Climate Change and Extreme
Weather and Formulation of
Improvement Measures -
Feasibility Study (Coastal
Hazards Study).
It reviewed the impacts of storm
surges and waves on coastal
low-lying or windy locations
under extreme weather and
climate change. It identified 26
coastal low-lying or windy
residential areas with higher
risks for the formulation of
improvement works and management
measures to safeguard public
safety.
Press Release ~
Executive Summary
Lamma Island has always been a
mecca for visitors from abroad.
Rock icon David Bowie
lived here. Monty Python's
comedic star, John
Cleese, silly-walked on
Main Street, Yung Shue Wan.
(Historic photo of Nick the
Bookman & John Cleese.)
The
Piano Man, Billy Joel,
always includes a visit on Lamma
whenever he is booked to perform
in HK. Sightings of local
royalty, Chow Yung-fat
are common. Now heads have been
turned across the island as
Prince Harry and Meghan
have been spotted at several
Lamma locales, and in Hong Kong
too.
Recently, on March 17th,
Lamma-zine's intrepid reporter,
Bike Mike,
caught up with The Royals as
they celebrated St. Patrick's
Day at The Peninsula Hotel in
Kowloon.
 Always
at their sartorial best, Harry &
Meghan sported Emerald Green to
celebrate the birthday of
Ireland's Patron Saint. Over
High Tea at The Peninsula an
exclusive interview was granted
to Bike Mike, who first met
Harry and Meghan in Vancouver,
Canada, where they often reside
when taking a break from their
new life in Los Angeles.
When asked what brought them to
Hong Kong, Harry stated that
they were vacationing in the
former British Colony with plans
to establish another residence.
Their new abode will soon be
found at an undisclosed location
on Lamma Island.
 In searching for a place to hang
their former crowns, Harry and
Meghan have enlisted the
services of "Laudable
Lamma Luminary", Nick
Lovatt (AKA Nick the
Book, recent photo by
Hong Lee). Nick, ever a
discreet loyalist, has kept his
royal dealings close to his
chest as he has made enquiries
about a Lamma land acquisition
that will see construction of
Harry and Megan's new palatial
digs.
The interview moved to an AirBnB
in the neighbourhood of Sok Kwu
Wan, Lamma Island, where they
have engaged the services of
Cantonese Amahs to assist with
royal childcare. In the photo
below Harry and Meghan share a
family moment prior to heading
to Lo So Shing Beach. Lamma's
Harry Harrison
has been drafted to assume the
duties of Royal Portrait Artist
to render this photo on canvas.
 During
a recent 6am early morning jog
at, Harry discovered our own
Lamma Dragons readying their
outrigger canoes for a group
paddle. Unknown to them, their
latest recruit kept his royal
pedigree to himself. It wasn't
until later that evening that
they discovered who he was when
he and Meghan joined Dragon
members at Yung Shu Wan's
Waterfront Bar.
Meghan has also joined Lamma's
paddlers and will soon join
Lamma's Lady Dragons
paddlers during this summer's
Dragonboat season.
Three Lady Dragons:
Jess
King (via Zoom),
Anna Juliet Dowson,
and Claudia McGregor
Tarr have signed on as
On-Call Ladies-in-Waiting. Two
other Dragons, Paul
Collins and
Brad Tarr have
volunteered as Royal Footmen.
Rumor has it that Fraser
Douglas will join them.
The photo below shows Lamma
Dragon paddlers with Harry &
Meghan incognito. Can you spot
them?
 The Royals have also joined
Charlotte Douglas
in practicing Yoga.
Meghan was recently been spotted
at Tigra Da Luna,
Lamma's exclusive clothing &
jewelry boutique. Store
proprietress, Maria
Soares, refuses to
divulge the nature of Meghan's
patronage.
Now that word has gotten out
about Lamma's newest residents,
everyone on Lamma is invited to
The Waterfront Bar &
Restaurant for a Royal
Meet and Greet, April
1st at 8pm.
P.S. A
well-known ex-Lammaite,
Dave Barkshire,
couldn't resist the temptation
to "localise" this photo right
after viewing this exclusive
story, written and illustrated
by another well-known
ex-Lammaite, Bike Mike:
"That man gets everywhere."
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