Hong Kong furniture project: drive to provide desks, chairs, equipment designed for children in subdivided flats to improve studying conditions, eye health
- Set includes a table, a pair of chairs, stools, reading boards, leg rests and cushions, as well as lighting, with prototype costing HK$1,200
- Joint initiative between Hongkong Land and Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation of Polytechnic University will target 2,000 families in tiny homes
A Hong Kong developer is providing furniture tailor-made for children living in subdivided flats to help improve their posture and eye health when studying.
Hongkong Land partnered with the Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation of Polytechnic University to issue desks, cushions, chairs and other pieces of equipment to 2,000 families living in tiny homes.
Subdivided flats are often found in rundown buildings. Many in the long queue for public housing resort to staying in these dwellings during the wait.
“Some children living in these cramped conditions have to hunch over [the floor or bed] to do their homework,” said Natalie Wu Yuk-yee, the developer’s senior manager of corporate social responsibility.
“Doing this for prolonged periods will affect their study and also cause them to develop eye and spinal problems.”
Needy families in Kowloon City, To Kwa Wan, Kwai Chung and Eastern district selected by three charities are expected to receive the furniture sets in August.
The set includes a table, a pair of chairs, stools, reading boards, leg rests and cushions, as well as lighting. The prototype costs HK$1,200 (US$153).