Arriving home yesterday brought also the challenge that there is no flushing water available - since Friday up to Wednesday. So I was teaching my son how to use a bucket or simply the showerhead.
Arriving at the office, the second good news: no flushing water for the whole day.
Before you ask:
In Hong Kong, "flushing water" usually means seawater supplied specifically for flushing toilets, through a separate plumbing network from the normal tap supply.
So as long you have fresh- or tab water (and a bucket), you’re fine!
The bigger challenge actually is that every night around 6 am they turn on the water for one hour. With the result that the water tank for my toilet in my bathroom overflows, probably because the water flows so slowly.
So, I am standing again in 2 cm of water in my bathroom. 🙄
Laundry floods the kitchen, toilets flood the bathroom, the water heater does not work, and those people use plastic hoses to control the water. And of course, if you ask the management office, it's all not related. The highest competence level I saw in Hong Kong until now.
Feb 4, 2026 13:11
