In response to the World Toilet Day on Friday (19th), the Hong Kong Toilet Association announced today (17th) the results of Hong Kong's best public toilets election.
After the association inspected more than 400 public toilets in Hong Kong, the public toilets of the Smithfield Municipal Building won the gold award. The association stated that the toilets there are high in use and the neighboring markets, but the facilities are still clean and tidy, which makes users very comfortable.
As for the public toilet in Kwun Tong Waterfront Park, it was rated as the most urgent public toilet in Hong Kong to be improved. The association described the overall environment of the toilet in poor condition and some of the toilet doors showed signs of bullet holes.
At the same time, the Association has published guidelines for the design and management of public toilets in Hong Kong. It is hoped that the relevant public toilet management departments can refer to it for unified management of public toilets and educate the public on how to use public toilets and take care of themselves and others.
In order to improve the environment and hygiene of public toilets in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Toilet Association reviewed more than 400 public toilets in Hong Kong earlier and held an online election for the best public toilets. A total of 400 responses were received.
The public toilet in the Municipal Building on Neuss Meifei Road won the gold award. The association stated that the public toilet has a high usage rate and the interior is still very clean, which makes the users very comfortable. This contrasts sharply with the slippery floor of the nearby market.
The silver award was won by the Yen Chow Street public toilet that completed the optimization project last year. The association described the public toilet as being located in the downtown area of Sham Shui Po with a very high flow of people. However, the overall facilities can still be kept clean and tidy. Promote a clean Hong Kong message to the public.
The bronze award went to the Gascoigne Road public toilet in Jordan, which has been kept clean and tidy for many years.
The door of the public toilet in Kwun Tong Waterfront Park appears like bullet holes
As for the public toilets in Hong Kong that need to be improved most urgently include those in Kwun Tong Waterfront Park, Yuen Long Station and Cox's Road, Jordan.
According to the association, the public toilets mentioned above are not in a good environment, such as slippery floors, urine dirt, stagnant water, and no cleaning staff on duty.
The association even described the presence of bullet holes in some of the doors of the public toilets in the Kwun Tong Promenade Gardens.
Kong Ruiqiong, treasurer of the Hong Kong Toilet Association, pointed out that when the Kwun Tong Waterfront Garden public toilet was completed, it was splendid, but now there are problems such as slippery floors and disrepair of the flushing system. He urges relevant departments to improve the problem.
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Xu Jingshi, chairman of the Hong Kong Toilet Association, said that in the past year, the quality of public toilets in Hong Kong has generally improved, but there are still shortcomings, such as smell, slippery floors and facilities that need to be improved.
He mentioned that most public toilets currently do not have household toilets, which poses inconvenience to people who go out as a family. It is recommended that public toilets can emulate shopping mall toilets and add family toilets.
Xu Jingshi, chairman of the Hong Kong Toilet Association, said that most public toilets currently do not have household toilets, which poses inconvenience to the people who go out for families. It is recommended that public toilets can imitate the toilets in shopping malls and add family toilets.
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The founding chairman of the Hong Kong Toilet Association, Xiong Zhiquan, said that most people have a bad impression of public toilets. The association draws on past experience and formulated a set of public toilet design and management guidelines (CASH + ME), including the comfort of public toilets (Comfort) and Easy Access ( Accessibility, Safety, Hygiene, Management and Education. The public toilet management department should start from these levels to improve the public toilet environment.
Xiong Zhiquan also suggested that the government should unify departments to deal with public toilet problems and establish a permanent third-party mechanism to inspect toilets to improve the quality of toilets.
Xiong Zhiquan also believes that the department can start by educating the citizens to raise people's awareness of hygiene in using public toilets.
Su Jinbiao, the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Toilet Association, mentioned that most public toilets are equipped with ventilation systems to remove odors, but they also cause hidden worries.
He explained that in the past, the location of public toilets was often based on convenience, usually near garbage stations, car parks and bus stops. However, under the new crown epidemic, the ventilation systems of these public toilets did not have a filter function, which meant that bacteria would pass through the ventilation system. Discharge, posing a threat to the health of nearby citizens.
He suggested that public toilets need to be equipped with air fresheners for filtering purposes.
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