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Bamboo scaffolding workers on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
A tram passes by scaffolding workers on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
People dine at a restaurant in Causeway Bay with scaffolding workers in the background. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers at Hong Kong Tower on King’s Road, North Point. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A hillside building in Fortress Hill is seen covered by bamboo scaffolding. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Bamboo scaffolding workers on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam TsangBamboo scaffolding workers on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
April 16, 2025
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s iconic and under-threat bamboo scaffolding in spotlight

SCMP photographer Sam Tsang documents bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong, which faces an uncertain future after...

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Bamboo scaffolding workers on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
A tram passes by scaffolding workers on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
People dine at a restaurant in Causeway Bay with scaffolding workers in the background. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers at Hong Kong Tower on King’s Road, North Point. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A hillside building in Fortress Hill is seen covered by bamboo scaffolding. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Bamboo scaffolding workers on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
A tram passes by scaffolding workers on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
People dine at a restaurant in Causeway Bay with scaffolding workers in the background. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers at Hong Kong Tower on King’s Road, North Point. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A man works on bamboo scaffolding on Great George Street, Causeway Bay. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
Scaffolding workers near a row of old buildings on Nga Tsin Wai Road, Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang
A hillside building in Fortress Hill is seen covered by bamboo scaffolding. Photo: Sam Tsang
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