Start from here - Patterns of Hong Kong Homes

This morning I ran on the western side of Hong Kong Island, part of my preparations for the marathons in months ahead.

While I totally understood a steady running tempo is crucial to my distance training today, I couldn't help stopping and took picture of these weird-looking structure at Cyperport - a Silicon Valley-wannabe that turns out to be another luxurious housing estate in town. The buildings, known as "Bel-Air on the Peak", feature a "mouth" in the middle. Can any one tell me if there is any practical reasons for this or is it just... a piece of comtemporary art that I don't understand?

Bel-Air on the Peak at Cyberport, Hong Kong

Ten-minute (running distance) away, I came across Wah Fu Estate, a public housing estate built in the 1960s. Street-facing yellow doors, gridline pattern of the open facades, elderly people walking on the corridors... the over-40-year-old building in fact looks more lively and realistic than its ２００３－born Cyberport neighbor.

Wah Fu Estate at Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

Today's 16 km running journey was not only a physical training for me, but also a lesson of how different Hong Kong properties could be in 40-year of time.

在較大的地圖上查看Kennedy Town - Cyberport run