Tai O - often praised as the Venice of Hong Kong - used to be a water town that was popular with tourists. Unfortunately, after Typhoon Hagupit, most of the village is ruined.
Pang Uk has been transformed into rubble, and the beaches are littered with rubbish. The government has done little to revive the place.
I think the people of Tai O should be granted cash relief to help them clean up the mess and get their lives back on track. Most of them are elderly, have little personal savings and lack the physical strength to rebuild their homes on their own.
Tai O is a part of our history. The Tai O Folk Museum, which shows how people lived a century ago by fishing and producing salt, was badly damaged.
I think schools could help by sending student volunteers on a field trip to clean up the museum. By doing so, I think they will learn more about early Hong Kong history and help others at the same time.
Anson Leung