(Left) 1) Mapping the road cleaned by the government and the villagers. And most of the road is cleaned by the villagers. 2) Mapping the location of the official and unofficial trash collection points. (Middle) Mapping the distance between the official trash collection points and the properties. Density of the trash collection points are not highenough in the village. Most people need to walk a long way in order to reach the closest...
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Floods in the village Flooding has been one of the major concerns among Pokfulam villagers. Although the chances of floods in Pokfulam village is greatly reduced in recent days due to the improvement and upgrades of sewage done by the government, there are still potential flooding blackspots exist. The main reason is that the Pokfulam reservoir will release it’s water storage when the actual amount of water go beyond the bearing...
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Pokfulam village is a place without public sewage system. That means that wastewater produced by villagers would not be treated. On the contrary, the wastewater flows directly into the rainwater channels and is transported to the Waterfall Bay. The combined system of sewage and rainwater spoils this beautiful village. Villagers’ houses are near shallow drainage. Wastewater from houses first goes into the shallow drainage, then flows...
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