Campus Media Coordinator & Technology (ICT/ITE) Teacher at LTPSS, Hong Kong
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Just to clarify my position on the whole bamboo scaffolding debate:
1. I absolutely love bamboo scaffolding – no question about it.
2. Strength, low cost, and ease of transport make it an ideal and highly practical resource in Hong Kong. On top of that, it has been used here for many decades and forms an important part of our city’s culture and heritage.
3. That said, while I’m genuinely fond of it, I am by no means an expert on the full biological or physical properties of bamboo. When I’ve described it as “flammable” in interviews, that has been based purely on gut feeling and a cautious “perhaps” when pressed by media outlets. Although bamboo is far from perfect, I do NOT believe it was the cause of the Tai Po fires, nor that it spread the blaze upwards and across the towers at Wang Fuk Court. Hong Kong has been using bamboo scaffolding for longer than most of us have been alive, and in all that time we have never seen a flood of reports blaming bamboo scaffolding for starting or fuelling major fires. If it were truly such a liability, how on earth have we managed to keep using it for so long?
4. Hong Kong may well decide to switch to metal scaffolding one day, but, like a great deal of things in my life - c’est la vie, that isn’t my decision to make. It will come down entirely to whether there is a genuine, proven need.
5. I’m an IT and digital-media professional, not an architect, structural engineer, or construction expert.
Thank you! 😎🙏🏻
Godspeed.
– Paul Marriott
❤️ to the victims of the Tai Po fire disasters. Heart and prayers go out to all of you.
#taipo #hk #hongkong #wangfukcourt #bambooscaffolding #bamboo
The Day After: Aftermath of Wang Fuk Court Building Fire - Tai Po, Hong Kong (raw, unedited) - 27/11/2025
#wangfukcourt #fire #taipo #hongkong #hk #buildingfire
Hi @oliveratcnn . Yes these are my videos, and yes I give you full permission to use them accordingly. Many thanks.
Hi @pcmarriott Oliver from CNN here. I hope you and your family are safe. Did you film these videos? If so, could we use them in our reporting & share them with out affiliates for perpetuity with credit to you?
Typhoon MATMO (T3) Rough Seas and Waves during Cheung Chau to Hong Kong Ferry Ride - 5 Oct 2025 #typhoonmatmo #matmo #typhoon #tropicalstorm #ferry #cheungchau #seas #waves #roughsea #hongkong #hk
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We’re now making it even easier to get started and manage your MicroPython projects with the brand new MicroPython Package Installer for Arduino! blog.arduino.cc/2025/01/21/m…
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With the holidays around the corner, our guides will make it easy to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. 📜🎁✨
🎄 Shop now and save! store-usa.arduino.cc/pages/h…
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And just like that it’s over… 15th #21clhk wrapped. It always surprises me how quickly it ends after so many months of preparation. Thanks to all our amazing presenters, volunteers and participants. See you next year! – at Eastern District, Hong Kong
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Excited to share the updated AI Prompt Craft Guide for educators!
Together with @desertclimber, we've refined the C.R.E.A.T.E. acronym: Context, Role, Example, Audience, Task & Evaluate. A practical checklist to enhance daily teaching with effective prompts. #EdTech #AIinEdu
There is a man,
We don’t know his name.
We know him as The Unknown,
An evil chocolate maker
Who lives in the walls!
#TheUnknown #Unknown #WillyWonka #WillyWonkaExperience
