'HK Electric Sweeps Top Awards for Building a Greener HK' Sep 20 - "The 'Gold Award' ..."

'Survived in a Tight Corner' Sep 16 - Our current physical joint exhibition in the LAMMA ART COLLECTIVE till Sep 25.

Pak Kok Ferry Pier @ Sunset Sep 12 - New, safer pier to be completed by end of this year.

Mid-Autumn Night on PS Beach Sep 11 - AI-created impressions of the festival last night.

Mount Stenhouse Village News Aug 30 - 10 reasons to live in Mount Stenhouse Village.

More Restaurants Closing Aug 29 - "It's a real saddening news that yesterday was Green Cottage's last day."

L-G's Next Group Exhibition Aug 28 - ... showcase the works created by the participants during the pandemic.

Closest Typhoon This Year! Aug 24 - Last ferry from Central - YSW and YSW - Central both at 8:30pm.

A Pet-Loving Community! Aug 18 - Colourful exotic birds are very popular on Lamma and much beloved by their owners.

YSW Ferry Pier Sunset Aug 17 - Busy Yung Shue Wan ferry pier the other night with crepuscular rays.

Oct 1:  10 Years Since Lamma Ferry Disaster

10 years today since the deadly crash and still no enquiry or complete report for the victims' families:

Sep 20:  'HK Electric Sweeps Top Awards for Building a Greener HK'

"The 'Gold Award' in the manufacturing sector and the 'Sustainable Business Award' recognise HK Electric's performance in utilising green energy, promoting decarbonisation and assisting Hong Kong to achieve its carbon neutrality target."

"In support of Hong Kong's goals of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, HK Electric has been taking a three-pronged approach - increasing the use of natural gas, promoting renewable energy, and assisting the community to decarbonise through a series of schemes."

"To increase the proportion of gas-fired generation, the company has been building new gas-fired units to replace coal-fired units, and also developing an offshore liquefied natural gas terminal to ensure a stable natural gas supply. Both projects are progressing according to schedule."

"At the same time. HK Electric has been planning for the development of an offshore wind farm southwest of Lamma Island. If approved by the Government, the offshore wind farm would be capable of generating around 4% of the company's total electricity output when it is commissioned, avoiding about 284,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission annually."

"HK Electric has also put into practice various green management policies in its daily operation. These include rainwater and wastewater recycling at the workplace, solid waste and food waste reduction, and reusing ash produced during power generation for the production of cement, concrete and other building materials.

Also, in collaboration with a consultancy, HK Electric has successfully developed a sea-mud recycling treatment solution for the materials produced in the dredging improvement project for the Lamma Power Station navigation channel. All this has won the adjudicators' recognition."

Full press release

Sep 16:  'Survived in a Tight Corner'

Just 3 years ago, another little creative experiment with DeepDreamGenerator above, based on AI neural styling. It was requested by an artistic neighbor sending me the original photo.

So much has happened in the world of AI since then, comparable to the invention and advent of photography.

The latest development, Stable Diffusion AI, it's just been a few weeks ago that this revolutionary system has become widely available.

I've experimented with it and other systems in our current physical joint exhibition in the LAMMA ART COLLECTIVE till Sep 25:

Survived in a tight corner | Joint Art & Photo Exhibition.

Sep 12:  Pak Kok Ferry Pier @ Sunset

Happy Birthday to Monita Tsui Wah Ferry!
Thank you for all your work from your happy passengers!

A few of my favourite photos I took of their ferry arriving at the current, 'adventurous' Pak Kok pier.

New, safer pier to be completed by end of this year, according to the construction co.

Sep 11:  Mid-Autumn Night on PS Beach

AI-created impressions of the Mid-Autumn Festival on Power Station Beach last night. Did it look something like that, I wonder? Anybody's got real photos, please?

I've replaced the bad-quality AI moon with a photo I took this early morning with my smartphone.

P.S. James Durston took an actual photo last night. Thank you!

Aug 30:  Mount Stenhouse Village News

10 reasons to live in Mount Stenhouse Village:

1. It's to 3 degrees cooler all year round.
2. The views.
3. The breeze. Goodbye high electricity bills.
4. There's no bicycles up here. (Pedestrians against Cyclists - Lamma Island Chapter)
5. Or residents only policy makes you one of our V.I.P.s. (Mount Stenhouse Community Store)
6. You get your very own V.I.P. card.
7. It's not Yung Shue Wan.
8. People pay money to see the Dinosaurs around here. (Lamma Island Dino Park)
9. The commute ... is ... good for you.
10. You live a life of mystery.

Learn more about their 'Amusement & Theme Park', planned to launch next year (maybe):

Aug 29:  More Restaurants Closing

Very sad news from Chui Caan (plus many farewell good wishes):

"It's a real saddening news that, after Lala Mama's Cafe & Grocery, The Blue Goose Tavern, yesterday was Green Cottage's last day.

I can't put words in my gratitude to all that you guys have done for our HOME and been taking care of us for the past 25 years, and not to mention all the contributions made to our community.

Love and miss you guys, no matter where you are."

Aug 28:  L-G's Next Group Exhibition

Aug 24:  Closest Typhoon This Year!

Last ferry Aberdeen - Mo Tat Wan - So Kwu Wan at 4:30pm.

Last ferry Aberdeen - Pak Kok - YSW at 7:15pm.
YSW - Pak Kok - Aberdeen at 8pm.

Last ferry from Central - YSW and YSW - Central both at 8:30pm.

Photo of the last ferry from Aberdeen at 7:15pm, a few minutes ago, just sent to me by a friend living high up in Aberdeen. Thank you, Yogesh!

The images below are my AI-assisted previews of the T8 as seen from Lamma:

Aug 18:  A Pet-Loving Community

Urgent message from Nicky, asking us to spread it via our widely-read Lamma-zine: 

But what's a conure? I had to google it:

"A Central and South American parakeet that typically has green plumage with patches of other colors. Popular due to their beauty, small body, and intelligence."

Colourful exotic birds are very popular on Lamma and much beloved by their owners. Lammaites have sometimes quite unusual pets, like the locally famous iguana carried through Main Street by his "Lizard Uncle".

But the only 'human companions' with their own Facebook group are Lamma Dog Owners:

HK$15,550 donated so far! Chip in?

P.S. The conure has been found within hours and reunited with its human companion. Community!

Aug 17:  YSW Ferry Pier Sunset

Busy Yung Shue Wan ferry pier the other night with crepuscular rays caused by Lantau Island mountains. A very popular photo!