22 Dec 2025集誌社#7723
宏福苑火災｜放吊機拆棚 遊樂場集體回憶設施被移除 毛蟲爬架「倖存」 街坊：二次傷害
The caterpillar and snail climbing frames, metal slide and other old-style playground facilities at Wang Fuk Court, completed in the 1980s, remained largely intact after the fire. However, after authorities began removing the building scaffolding, some residents found that part of the facilities had also been removed. Reporters from The Collective inspected the site and found that the two parks that had contained the snail climbing frame and metal slide had been cleared and levelled. A caterpillar climbing frame could still be seen beneath Wang Chi House, though it was unclear whether it would also be dismantled.
The sudden destruction of a place that carried the collective memories of several generations left some residents saddened. One said: “How come it was kept for so many years, but this one thing couldn’t be kept? They levelled it themselves; it didn’t collapse because of what happened that day.” A playground researcher said the facilities were relatively rare and hoped they could be reinstated by combining the old with the new: “For the residents, it would feel like a continuation of their memories.”
The Housing Bureau said in response to enquiries that some external-wall scaffolding and ancillary structures had been severely damaged by fire after the incident. To safeguard public safety, large cranes had to be used to remove them as soon as possible, and the park facilities also had to be removed to provide the cranes with the required working area. The authorities did not respond on the destination of the dismantled facilities or whether they would be reinstated.
毛毛蟲、蝸牛攀爬架、旋轉滑梯⋯⋯80 年代落成的宏福苑，仍保留着不少舊式遊樂設施，火災過後仍完好無缺，不過當局早前開始移除樓宇棚架後，有居民發現部分設施已被移除。《集誌社》記者到現場視察，發現原先有蝸牛攀爬架、鐵滑梯的兩個公園已被清空、剷平；至於宏志閣樓下，則仍可見毛毛蟲攀爬架，未知會否被拆除。
承載幾代人集體回憶的場所突如其來被毀，有街坊坦言傷感：「點解咁多年嚟都 keep 到，惟獨是係咁樣 keep 唔到？係佢哋自己剷平，唔係當日嘅事而冧咗喎」；亦有遊樂場研究者稱設施較為罕見，盼能以新舊融合的方式重置，「對於啲居民來講，就會好似記憶嘅延續。」
房屋局回覆查詢指，災後部分外牆棚架及附屬構築物嚴重燒毀，為保障公眾安全，須使用大型吊機盡快移除，並須移除公園設施，以提供吊機所需工作範圍。至於被拆卸設施的去向及會否重置，當局則未有回應。
28 Apr 2025集誌社#6733
朱銘雕塑｜文化中心外黃雨衣「排隊」雕塑 康文署完成修復不原址重置 改放「喜洋洋」
Ju Ming’s sculpture “Living World Series — Queue”, which has been displayed in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre’s open-air piazza in Tsim Sha Tsui since 2017, has attracted controversy in recent years because two of the sculptures wear yellow raincoats, including being cordoned off with metal barriers. Last year, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department put up hoardings, saying the sculptures posed structural safety risks and needed repairs. The department said in response to an enquiry that “Living World Series — Queue” had been repaired, but would not be reinstalled at its original location after being on display for many years. It will instead be replaced by the National Games mascots “Xiyangyang” and “Lerongrong”.
自 2017 年已在尖沙咀文化中心露天廣場展出的朱銘《人間系列 — 排隊》雕塑，因其中兩個雕塑身穿黃雨衣，近年曾出現被鐵馬圍封等風波，至去年康文署封上圍板，指雕塑結構有安全隱患，需要復修。康文署回覆查詢指，《人間系列 — 排隊》已完成修復，但已展出多年，不會原址重置，會改放全運會吉祥物「喜洋洋」及「樂融融」。
28 Apr 2025獨媒#6735
康文署：文化中心朱銘雕塑已展出多年 不會重置
Last June, the sculpture *Living World Series—Queuing*, created by renowned Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming and displayed in the open-air piazza of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, was suddenly cordoned off. The sculpture consists of 10 human figures, two of whom wear yellow raincoats. A yellow-clad figure on the hoarding was also covered by a grey notice, sparking controversy. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department said at the time that the sculpture had a structural safety concern and required repair and an assessment of the options. Nearly a year later, the hoarding has been removed and the sculpture is no longer there. In a reply to InMedia, the department said the repair work had been completed, but that, given the sculpture had been on display for years since 2017, it would not be reinstalled at its original site. From April 26, the piazza was changed to accommodate the National Games mascots “Joyful Yangyang” and “Cheerful Rongrong”.
In 2014, the Hong Kong Arts Promotion Office included Ju Ming’s sculpture *Living World Series—Queuing* in its collection, and displayed it outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in 2017. The work is a set of 10 bronze castings, with figures of different forms; some wear brightly coloured clothing and are paired with different accessories. Their poses resemble people queuing to wait to enter the venue for a visit.
去年六月，位於香港文化中心露天廣場展出，由台灣著名雕塑家朱銘創作的雕塑《人間系列──排隊》突然被圍封。由於該雕塑有10個人形，其中兩個穿黃色雨衣，而圍板上的黃衣人，亦被灰色告示遮蓋，引起爭議，當時康文署稱雕塑結構出現安全隱患，需時修復及評估方案。事隔近一年，圍板已被拆去，雕塑已不復存在。康文署回覆《獨媒》表示，修復工作已完成，惟稱考慮到該雕塑自2017年起已展出多年，故不會原址重置。廣場位置於4月26日起改為設置全運會吉祥物「喜洋洋」及「樂融融」。
香港藝術推廣辦事處在2014年將朱銘創作的雕塑作品《人間系列──排隊》納入收藏，2017年將作品在香港文化中心外展出。作品為一組10件的青銅鑄模，人物造型各異，部分人穿著鮮豔服裝，並配搭不同配件，形態猶如排隊等待進入館內參觀。
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