Most days I will walk my three dogs down Old Peak Road, along Tregunter Path and back up Chatham Path, before returning home to Barker Road.
Last year, I observed in slight bewilderment the furious welding of metal grates over the existing concrete barriers that have quite suitably prevented babies, animals and I suppose some rather clumsy people from falling into them.
Of course the Lands Department needs to spend our money, and I suppose some person who has probably never walked the leafy and magnificent paths that criss-cross Hong Kong thought it would be a great idea to cage in these offending and potentially life-threatening places.
A week last Sunday I was stopped at a particularly beautiful part of Old Peak Road. After it has rained you can observe a magnificent waterfall gently cascading down the rocks trying to find its way to a harbour that is getting farther and farther away.
A young lady was asking people to sign a petition to stop our government from building a wall at this very spot. This wall will block the view of the trees and the waterfall.
The government tells us it is to protect people from falling off.