I guess this is a common sight in quite a few places in Hong Kong:
On the one hand, there are those who say this is unsightly, and that there should be awareness campaigns against airing/drying one’s laundry in public.
After all, it looks too much like a ghetto, and is offensive to middle-class tastes.
(It might bring down property prices.)
On the other hand, it speaks of the “can do” spirit of people, who make do with tiny living spaces in Hong Kong.
There is a kind of symphony here of public laundry.
There is a kind of charm in the way the clothes are being hung… perhaps there is a sense of community here in the way the space is being shared.
Not everyone has dryers at home… and after all, clothes dried in the sun has the smell of sunshine in them.
And sometimes, it can get a little creative:
There are public spaces. There are private spaces.
And perhaps there are in-between shared social spaces with streets that are peopled even if there are no people around…
Hong Kong Lucida 