Jungle-filled island? Seriously? I thought I was reading about a different island from the one I’d lived on for eight years when I read Nicholas Binge’s report of life and the challenges of starting a family on Lamma Island, off the coast of Hong Kong (Giant spiders, snakes and storms: what could go wrong with having a baby on a remote, jungle-filled island?, 28 April).
I never came across the “dense jungle” he refers to. The island is criss-crossed by well-maintained, wide paths that allow easy access for delivery and emergency vehicles.
Thousands of expats and Hongkongers have made Lamma Island their home, and thousands more arrive every weekend to walk across the island, often wearing flip-flops and carrying buckets and spades.
There are plenty of pubs, restaurants and shops a short walk around the coast from the “remote” Pak Kok – not forgetting a well-stocked deli.
As far as I can recall, it’s more gentle home counties hills than dense jungle.
John Weaver
Chesham, Buckinghamshire
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