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Colourful toilets liven up HKBU campus

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Going to the loo at the Hong Kong Baptist University is no longer only about getting your business over with, it's a chance to step into another world.

Two novelty toilets - one for women and one for men - were opened on Level Six of the university's Oen Hall, on Ho Sin Hang Campus on Monday.

Step into the men's toilet and you'll find yourself in a calm, underwater realm. The walls and ceiling are all painted blue.

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The women's restroom is embellished with bright pinks and purples and abstract decorations, giving it an 'Alice in Wonderland' feel.

The designs - two of 10 submitted - were chosen as the winners of the 'My Dreaming Restroom' competition organised last summer by the university's cultural literacy programme and the estates office.

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Gary Ho, designer of the men's restroom and a third year humanities student at the university, said he was inspired by the ocean.

'In making this design, images of the movement of the sea - and how dark and deep the water can be - rolled through my mind.

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