Dry Risers - oh dear!

Fellow resident Wai Kin has kindly shared his observation and concerns with us. We quote:

'There is another "colourful" disaster brewing from my end of the estate - at Blocks 79/80 Chay Yan and Yong Siak Streets ...

New dry risers are being installed on the covered walkway going into the staircase and vertically up to every landing. See photos:

For those who do not know what dry risers are - they are "dry" pipes for firemen to pump water up to upper floors when there is a fire. As required by the Fire Safety and Shelter Dept, they are painted a bright fire engine RED.

Well, we cannot complain about the "choice of colour" this time - as it is for our own safety after all - but the way the pipes have been crudely installed, simply penetrating through the doorway (NOTE, this will happen at EVERY SINGLE doorway, since our old apartments do not have lift lobbies and corridors!!) - is to say the least - quite unsightly.

So after that long "fight" to get the white and grey colour scheme approved, we are now going to get bright red pipes crawling through the entire estate - almost like permanent Chinese New Year decorations .... ( how convenient )

Over at Yong Siak, outside the restaurant Zera, the pipes are run so low, that they cut across the restaurant shop front at a height only slightly above a 6ft ++ tall man's head!! See more pics :

Very unsightly indeed!

Thanks Wai Kin for bringing it to our attention.

Does anyone have other suggestions on this?
Do we want to make a case to Fire Safety Department to propose an alternative solution?

Those who are concerned, please email to the blog email address....