HOW TO GET PAID BY HK ELECTRIC,
by generating your very own renewable energy (solar, wind) on your rooftop or patio; then feed it into the HK Electric grid and get paid.

Learn more tomorrow, Friday or Sat morning outside YSW HSBC.

Footprint required for a typical 1 kW solar photovoltaic system: about 7-10 m2 or 70-100 ft2. Annual electricity generation: about 1,000 units. Construction cost: about HK$30,000-50,000. Payback period: about 6-10 years.

Media release: Feed-in Tariff Scheme Invites Applications...

Leaflet... ~ Questions from Lammaites...

Sep 19:  Loved 1,000 Times

My 1,548 Facebook Friends have been generous in reacting to my almost daily posts, almost all of them Lamma-related and rarely personal.
But even my most popular posts (click above) have never managed to surpass my personal record of 13 Loves, like the ferry returning to Lamma past Pak Kok at sunset above. I should start posting puppies and kittens...

Many of my posts have far surpassed 100 Likes, adding up to 35,000+ Likes so far. Rarely ever got an Angry reaction so far...

Sep 18:  Mangkhut, the Most Powerful Typhoon Hitting HK for Decades

15,000+ major trees destroyed all over HK, many decades old, so many photos of flooding and typhoon damage, this T10 typhoon was definitely the most severe since I moved to HK half a lifetime ago.

In our hilltop rooftop flat, exposed in all directions, we feared the worst, but suffered no breakages on our untaped windows and only minor wet carpets. Village house balcony doors are NOT waterproof in horizontal rain and windstorms of way beyond 100km/h.

My balcony jungle will need a completely fresh start and most banana trees all around us are down, many paths unpassable for days, including both paths to YSW. But overall, we were lucky and safe, truly counting our blessings!

Many more photos, videos and stories can be found in most of the Lamma-related Facebook groups, my Lamma-Gung Timeline, including flooding in YSW and Sok Kwu Wan Main Streets and beyond;
including this, my favourite photo of a daring but foolish, still unidentified Lammaite taking mobile photos/videos at the Fisherman's Pier in YSW at maximum tidal surge, about 1.5 meters above the yearly maximum tide (which is exactly the top of this now submerged pier).

Click for Marlon Merlin's full video and many comments:

This just shows one of the numerous reasons why most passengers love the personal service of the YSW-Pak Kok-Aberdeen ferry service by Tsui Wah Ferry.

The regular ferry had some technical problems, so we got treated to a private boat/little ferry-style experience today.

Just a few recent sunsets, starting with today's.

For a few more close-ups of the last few days, click here...

As usual, I couldn't resist experimenting with some AI Deep Dreams...

My neighbour Dora the Explorer is crossing a street in Rome, Italy, inspired by The Beatles album "Abbey Road".

This marks the end of her amazing pilgrimage along the famous Via Francigena trek from France, Switzerland to Italy, famous since Roman times. She writes:

"I can't think of words to describe the gratitude inside me for you who have generously blessed my walk on Via Francigena.
I don't want to name you here one after another because I will miss out someone and because I hold you all closely to my heart. Thank you. Merci beaucoup. Grazie Mille.

I apologise if this simple note here cannot, and will never, measure up to the love, hospitality, acceptance, joy, understanding, even sorrow and difficulties you have shared with me. Nothing can measure up to that. But at least I want you to know I am very thankful for you, you, and you.
The walk has come to an end.

If you ever wonder what I am up to after the walk, feel free to click to the link below. Every now and then when I feel the ripples of VF washing through my face, I will put some words there.

For now, take care. God bless.
I wish you a safe journey onward, bonne route and buon cammino."

P.S. My message to Dora at journey's end:

"You've just been mentioned on RTHK Radio 3 a few minutes ago, by HK pilgrim Steve who you walked up to in Rome! He's been reporting from the same pilgrimage almost every day live on the radio (returned to HK now). I messaged you about his radio reports before, so you approached him in Rome!"

P.S. 2: RTHK Radio 3 interview with Dora

Exciting excerpt from Lammaite Jules Hannaford's upcoming book, to be launched this month in Bookazine Prince's Bldg.! Also on Amazon.

Read an excerpt, "The Failed Escape"...

Free company lunch today, celebrating the completion of the installation of all major components of a new gas-fired generation unit. So it was a well-deserved lunch indeed and my favourite photo from HK Electric's news release today.

Short-term target: More than 50% of power generated from much cleaner gas. Long term target: 70% gas-fired by 2023!

Including L10, three gas-fired units of HK Electric will be commissioned successively within the next five years.

 Milestone at Lamma Power Station to Usher in A New Era of Gas Generation  (7 Aug 2018)

Lamma Island Uncensored FB group discussion (joining required), mostly about "Whatever happened to the Govt.'s former renewable energy plans?"