Fences, flyover handrails and playground equipment all provided ideal locations for washing to be dried and aired yesterday.
Wherever there was a glimpse of sunlight, washing of all varieties could also be found. For the best results, items were stretched over wide areas, but each district seemed to have its own style when it came to street laundry.
At Tseung Kwan O, washing bedecked the flyover, stairs and fences outside Wo Hui House, adding to congestion created by parked bicycles. Some football and basketball courts were also used as laundry areas.
At Wong Tai Sin, residents chose the playground outside Lung Hei House for their laundry, with leisure facilities covered with blankets and clothes.
But in terms of scale, the private housing Man Yee Fishermen Estate in Sai Kung was king of the open-air laundry, with high lines hanging between buildings. Not to waste sunlight and wind, residents also dried salt fish beside their washing.
Estate leader Ma Tam-po said tenants tended to have big families, so they had many clothes to dry.
