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[Alan]

[Lamma-Gung]

Well, a lot of people seem to be worried about seeing a 4th chimney from their flats, so I got more worried emails on this topic than on any other of HK Electric's on-going projects.

It looks like the 4th chimney has been carefully positioned to remain invisible from Yung Shue Wan and the ferry pier, with HK Electric especially highlighting these facts. They have a long memory and remember well the past big opposition when the 3rd chimney was erected. Out of sight, out of mind...

At least, this new chimney will be for the much lower and less dangerous emissions from gas burning. In the next few years 1-2 of the first three chimneys will be mostly switched over from coal to gas as well.

It's all part of the huge HK$12 billion capital projects investments they've just been approved to make from 2004-2008. We'll all have to pay for this in yearly electricity charge increases over the next 3 years at least.
See press release:
HK Electric’s 2004-2008 Financial Plan Approved (22 July 2005)

[Alan]

[Lamma-Gung]

An ex-Lammaite Chinese blogger has just alerted me to the fun fact that the 4th chimney might actually be lucky:

"To break the bad 'three incense sticks' fung shui, Hongkong Electric Company decided to erect a fourth chimney on Lamma Island."

I've heard that one before, the current three chimneys are considered very unlucky for this reason, especially together with all the graves up on the hills.

Anybody got more comments about the Fung Shui aspects of the Power Station, the extension and maybe the wind turbine as well?

[Alan]

[Lamma-Gung]

Well, you're entitled to your own opinion - like everyone else - and I might even agree with you, but the VAST MAJORITY of local residents - including Lamma-Por - will not agree. I'd love to hear from them and they're most welcome to voice their opinions, without getting any ridicule and condescension from me.

For example the progress report of the Power Station extension talks very frequently about chimneys, new buildings and many constructions being "erected" and many "erections" happening over there.

Could all these erections have a very positive impact on the fertility Fung Shui of Lamma Island? Looking around on Main Street these days, the nickname "Fertility Island" is definitely most accurate!

[Alan]