Sonntag, 23. Oktober 2022

未來城市:過渡屋「軟硬兼施」 共同構建和諧社區

 

未來城市:過渡屋「軟硬兼施」 共同構建和諧社區

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【明報專訊】《施政報告》提出將於未來5年興建約3萬個「簡約公屋」單位,簡約公屋將以集裝箱方式建造,按標準簡約設計和「組裝合成」快速建成,讓輪候傳統公屋不少於3年者入住及等待上樓。無論名字是簡約公屋或過渡房屋,大眾都關心集裝箱究竟好不好住?居民可否無縫銜接上公屋?有什麼配套?香港社會服務聯會(社聯)轄下社會房屋「南昌220」是香港首個使用組裝合成建築法興建的過渡房屋,租期為期2年。街坊擺脫劏房的牀虱木虱,得以在新屋擁有私人空間,小朋友可以跳飛機、大人做義工,過渡房屋還有身體檢查、瑜伽班。這些經驗不止簡約公屋可參考,甚至傳統公屋也能採用。

「南昌220」由社聯策劃,恒基兆業借出土地,東華三院營運,提供89個單位,包括1人、2人及3人家庭單位,並設有無障礙單位,人均居住面積不少於75平方呎。申請人必須輪候公屋至少3年,居於惡劣環境。住戶在2020年遷入,最近2年租約期滿,62.8%搬到其他過渡社會房屋項目,25.5%能夠上樓,其他人因為想留在原區等原因遷往私人市場,如與家人同住、租住劏房。這是香港第一個使用組裝合成建築法興建的過渡房屋,亦是第一個完約、要拆卸的組合屋,將會遷拆至大埔樂善堂過渡房屋項目「樂善村」重用。

組合屋好不好住?

大眾對於組合屋或疑惑:「組合屋是否貨櫃屋?」社聯項目總監 (社會房屋)何俊傑說不是,組合屋只是尺寸跟貨櫃一樣。貨櫃大小的組件在廠房製作好後,再運到工地裝嵌,為方便組件在馬路運輸,社聯就定為2.5米貨櫃大小。組合屋不是貨櫃製成,內有石屎結構,能隔音隔熱。將來遷拆重用時,整個組件連石屎、馬桶、洗手盆一起搬走。例如3人家庭單位就是一個獨立組件,將會整個單位拆走搬運。建築公司說南昌220的組合屋可以用至少20年。如果有一天,輪候公屋時間真的能夠「封頂」,甚至大為減少,不再需要組合屋做過渡房屋時,何俊傑想像,組合屋還可以做有醫護支援的獨立長者屋、青年宿舍。

何俊傑說自己初踏進3人單位時,都擔心住戶會否覺得貨櫃般窄長的空間會很難運用,但意外地住戶都說十分滿意。他們曾作問卷調查,97%住戶都願意向其他人推薦入住社會房屋,也很滿意組合屋的空間、光線等。在遷入組合屋前,街坊都住在環境惡劣、狹小的劏房,有街坊原本的劏房充滿牀虱木虱;有小朋友很喜歡跳芭蕾舞,但以前因為劏房太小,只能在牀上跳;有老人家因為行動不便要坐輪椅,但家住唐八樓,整年沒有落過街,搬進來後可以入住地下的無障礙單位,廚房、廁所都能用輪椅進入。

社聯調查發現,入住南昌220前後,住戶的租金水平由平均4279元下降至2953元,人均居住面積中位數也由55平方呎增加至97.3平方呎,住戶對住屋滿意度由5.57分上升至8.06分。除空間變大、租金便宜的硬件措施以外,社聯和東華三院花更多心力在過渡房屋的社區營造上。

培養睦鄰關係

「我們目的是服務能建立鄰里關係,除了建立倫理關係之外,還要提升住戶的能力,幫到自己幫到人。」負責營運的東華三院經常舉辦居民見面會和活動,如裝飾聖誕樹、新年寫揮春、藝術治療工作坊、音樂會等,讓街坊互相認識。街坊之間就變得愈來愈融洽,會互相關心。有婆婆獨力照顧坐輪椅的丈夫和智障兒子,「所以她的精神壓力好大,經常都為頭家奔奔波波,要照顧她先生」。搬到南昌220後,鄰居知道她的處境,經常走到她家串門,關心她的近况、送菜給她,婆婆後來也積極參加活動和做義工,生活明顯過得比以前開心。如果婆婆仍然住在唐八樓,沒有人伸出援手,不知道會否釀成另一宗照顧者悲劇。「不可以太簡約,只有硬件,如果你做到社區是好的、街坊互助的話,對於街坊來說是好有幫助。」

物資共享車 參與度高

南昌220地下的單位全是3人家庭單位和無障礙單位,單位對出有一條露天走廊,成為小朋友的遊樂場。遇上放學時間,有二三十個小朋友在這個公共空間玩耍、踩滑板車,有的在地面畫格子跳飛機。鄰居之間背景相近,熟絡後容易建立安全感。「他們好信任大家,住地下的街坊可以打開門,因為他們覺得小朋友在這裏好安全。就算他們出去買餸都好,會跟鄰居說『你幫我睇住小朋友先啦』、『你幫我照顧佢啦』。」何俊傑稱這些公共空間、康樂空間十分重要,要有空間讓小朋友走動、街坊休息。街坊也反映希望有更多休閒設施、康樂設施、晾衫設施等,因為現時單位不設晾衫架。

他曾到英國參觀社會房屋,當地的社會房屋為精神康復者、露宿者、低收入家庭等提供住宿。他參觀的組合屋無機構幫忙協調住戶關係,容易出現家庭問題、糾紛,甚至有治安問題,他說香港過去徙置區也有類似情况。「那些群體可能本來有些不好的習慣,會出現摩擦、違規,你單單懲罰是處理不到問題。」何俊傑稱服務機構的角色在於理解基層的需要,幫助他們磨合關係、處理危機。南昌220的住戶要另覓居所,機構亦為住戶安排其他過渡房屋,「更好的話可以發揮他的能力,可以脫到貧、找到工作,這些發展就是我們想看到的社區營造」。

東華三院在公共空間設置了一輛物資共享車,鼓勵街坊在木頭車上分享多餘物資,灌輸街坊共享的概念。此外,機構也組織街坊一起去做義工,如派菜給鄰居、收集物資再擺放到深水埗區的共享雪櫃。街坊也嘗試拍片分享技能,有街坊教其他人做甜品。「這批街坊我們見到他們幫人、願意分享的動機都好高,其實只要有同工從中協調,將他們串連起來,令他們有信心,他們自然就會做到這些東西。」何俊傑對於街坊這麼積極也感到很驚喜,大眾常覺得基層街坊是有需要的人,但他們本來也很願意去幫助別人。他引述有街坊分享,做義工、參加活動後,覺得自己在社區上有一個位置,「有人認同她,其實對她來說很重要,她在社會上企得直不直,可能因為做了這些事,令她有信心繼續前進,照顧小朋友、做小朋友的榜樣,我們重視的是這些地方」。

發掘專長助脫貧

雖然入住過渡房屋能改善住戶居住環境、紓緩房屋負擔,但住戶仍然覺得自己很窮。他們平均收入是每月12000元,低於整體住戶貧窮線14000元。「但他們又可以做到好多事情,幫好多人,有好多能力,學好多技能,所以我覺得是浪費了,他們需要一個機會,去發展他們的能力。」何俊傑希望將來在其他社會房屋項目,能夠再進一步幫助基層脫貧,如創造更多有義工津貼的社區互助實習和就業機會給基層住戶。「例如做義工,他們也不止是做義工,他們能夠透過做義工獲得資源,例如免費蔬菜、免費物資。」他又舉例可仿效社區保母計劃,社區保母義工幫忙託兒後能獲義工獎勵金,為更多服務鄰里的義工提供津貼。此外,可以在社區房屋層面提供就業培訓和職業配對平台,「有些社區房屋的同工,例如聯絡街坊的工作、文書工作,都交給街坊去做,讓他有實習經驗,當是實習場所,訓練後再找工作給他,無論物管又好、速遞又好」。他認識有街坊廚藝了得,有街坊擅長編織,「會不會可以製作一些香港品牌的產品,例如織衫、煮食,讓她更認同自己,甚至增加收入」。

關顧街坊健康

未入住過渡房屋前,超過兩成住戶的精神健康都處於高風險水平,出現焦慮、憂慮情况。「他們大部分來自劏房,以前都有些精神壓力、家庭問題。」在第五波疫情下,處於高風險水平的住戶更增加兩倍,住戶擔憂自己會確診或失業。除了精神健康,住戶的身體健康也值得關注,尤其基層街坊忙於餬口,沒有時間心力關注自己的健康。南昌220曾與深水埗地區康健中心合作,舉辦營養講座,讓街坊對健康飲食有更多認識。何俊傑建議社區房屋應該加強健康服務,如設立社區支援健康站,針對街坊的身心健康。

帶起運動風氣 改變生活習慣

在社聯轄下另一個過渡社區房屋項目「昌新一號」,社聯與香港中文大學醫學院那打素護理學院合作,為居民做不同的身體檢查,如中風及糖尿病等測試,並跟進住戶精神健康狀况,發現一半住戶都有心血管疾病風險。「知道他們的情况,就舉辦不同的活動給他們,例如飲食班、做運動班等等」,嚴重的病患則轉介至社區藥房、看醫生。服務機構跟街坊建立了長期關係,方便跟進街坊的健康狀况,甚至可能比一年覆診一次的醫生,更能推動街坊改變生活習慣。「我們經常接觸他們,所以都會看到他們健康行為、飲食習慣是怎樣,關係如果熟絡的話會聽我們的意見。」在社區房屋有左鄰右里一起上運動班,動力也比自己一個做運動大。「社會房屋應該跟基層健康整合起來,又可以聯繫街坊,亦可以做到照顧基層健康的功能。」

這次南昌220作為試驗計劃,租期只有短短兩年,何俊傑說的確太短,現時香港其他過渡房屋租期亦有5年。「從街坊角度去想,就算上不到公屋都好,你都不要經常搬,至少都要4、5年,最理想當然是可以再長一些,可以直接上到公屋,減少搬屋次數。」過渡房屋只是讓住戶上公屋的中轉站,何俊傑更希望以上這些措施能夠應用在傳統公屋;不然街坊在過渡房屋每天高高興興地跟鄰居種花種草、上瑜伽班,上公屋後反而不認識鄰居、沒有社工關心近况、沒有社區健康站跟進。

《施政報告》提出房屋局長將主持專責小組,為新公營房屋項目制訂「幸福設計」指引,主題如健康生活、綠色建築,或提供樂齡設施以提高住戶的幸福感。何俊傑建議,幸福設計指引要加入社區關係元素,「如何做到這件事,除了在設計之外,我們覺得都要好像我們的過渡房屋,有一個社工隊,去帶起街坊的關係,令他們互相信任、一起參與」。他舉例,公屋互助委員會解散後,空間可否用來做社工隊或健康保險站的基地,每幢樓都有一個,開展社區營造,支援街坊。

社聯即日至10月31日於深水埗南昌街202至200號舉辦「我們的住屋日記」展覽,設真人圖書館及公眾導賞團,分享基層住屋的情况與從事過渡房屋的經驗。

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Dienstag, 23. August 2022

My dear, it's all relational

People who are not used to kindness misunderstand kindness so much. They don't get it. They could be stingy and assume you were also stingy, or hypocritical.

K assume(d/s) that of P. He probably assumes that of me too. It's not exactly my problem then that he doesn't like me. I wouldn't like me as a hypocritical and stingy person too. But it's really mostly his own projection. The tricky thing to do is, to not let him get the better of me... to not let him bring out the worst in me. 
It's not easy but it's doable.

First, still be you: the kind you the compassionate you the righteous you. If and only if the 'first' is absolutely secured, you could be strategic about... trying to deliver the good you in a way that he'd get, comprehend, understand, register and acknowledge [ LOL the series of verbs ]. It's hard. And this 'second' ... may never be achievable. Focus on securing the 'first' josey.

You fineeeeee. And how thrilling and rewarding and meaningful that you have P as your comrade peer and ally. 

Again, who wants the road most travelled. We choose the worthy (and therefore the inevitably difficult) :P

You fine my dear.


Yes there will be an easier place. But you are also enjoying the slightly emotionally-bumpy, discomfort zone. Because even here, you meet friends, and challengers, and allies, and acceptances - everyone being human who is also masochists and full of contradictions, and troubles, and angst, and problems and solvers.


My dear, it's all relational.

Mittwoch, 29. Juni 2022

it's slow time but i am not losing time

this one question that i keep contemplating, that i keep coming back to - yes the answer would change, but i need to keep asking to guide myself

what do i want?

at some point i wanted to learn

at some point i thought i would learn by experiencing more

when i was a kid i wanted my parents' attention; and my teachers'; and my friends' and my lovers'

now i don't want to lose time


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the learning curve is flattening, or i know i can't rush learning. it needs time

experience is not just what is happening in my day to day; it is also how i react to it, emotionally - what goes on in my head, and my mind and my heart. how my soul reacts to it, hopefully mostly keeping calm even though sometimes uncalm is fine too, as long as it peaces itself, later, somehow


*

am i losing time doing this corporate job?

yes and no. yes... is i suppose i could be doing something else, potentially more rewarding something that plays more to my strength, that potentially, in my eyes more "impactful" - but how well do my eyes judge? no... is i suppose this is another world that i ignore to engage with that is turning and influencing so many people even without me taking part - why wouldn't i get to learn a bit more of its logic and engineering? i may still prefer the old world but the old world doesn't exist in a vacuum...


*

it's not bad to take a break from the old world. 


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and i am a bit enjoying the love time

that i am quite a bit worried about passing and wilting. but i need to trust that it is lively. it will teach me how to grow with it and dance with it, sometimes slow and sometimes at a joyous beat

Samstag, 1. Januar 2022

2021

last year this time, i was soaked in tears. i was panicking. there was so much uncertainty. the saga - i should really write it. end of dec wasn't the worst, nov and beginning of dec was. being deprived of agency - was it the first time ever in my life that i had that?

i thought i coped well in different situations, i thought i could adapt and adjust my point of view. i thought i function well under constraints. i thought i could almost always have the half full attitude. but it was a really god damn depressing time.

i hated my work project. i felt i wasn't contributing properly. i wasn't at ease around the people i was around at that time. and i was about having no way to change anything.
and end of year felt like the pressure cooker. the vibe was, supposedly jolly. it wasn't. it was covid lock down winter cold and short day light time. it was constantly cloudy. people pretended to be jolly. it was customary to be. i didn't feel like i had anyone around. 
to be fair, kind people were still around. but they weren't my gang. they weren't enough my people.

anthony was a bit around, but he was also about 6,000kms and 7 or 8 hours away. he was doing all he could. it kept me from collapsing.

i was having a lot of anxiety and panic attacks. i don't think i ever had that.

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and then in the new now old year of 2021, through maylis and france, leaving my job, and a few funny episodes, i was back in hong kong. oh gosh. thank god. i was back in hong kong. in february, i was back in hong kong, most of it in quarantine. but it was such massive relief. i was sick at the beginning, but i know i was healing already. just being out of all that, i was healing, maybe a little bit through scaring. but i stopped bleeding. i did think i might never will.

was 2019, 2020 or 2021 better?
2019 was amazing actually, for me personally. not so much the people the community and the society
2020 was fine too. jan-mar was a bit of a bumpy transition into a new job, but apr to sep/oct was amazing. and i love that it was different. i made the leap and it was different from the majority of my work life. maybe covid made it even more different and even memorable. annoyingly memorable. i did make lemonade out of lemons. the lemonade was, bitter sweet. The taste was alright, but i like the taste being different.
2021, is a year of recovery. and love too. definitely recovery by love. first by maylis, and then my family. anthony. and friends. many friends from css. 

ma gave me a lot of understanding. i moved out. i moved again. i am soaked in love, feeling more "infatuation" 

january - paris with maylis y guillaume. so much kindness so much love. she saved me when i was wrecked. we shared the cooking duties and we made food together. we played board games, different ones. we had galette (des rois) many times. i picked up having a sweet thing after savoury. it was a lot of cheese and bread. they were amazing. i visited placed. the forest and the château. maylis and i did yoga every day. about every tuesday i got to talk to anthony on the phone. there was a film episode, and false positive, and rearranging flight and hotel, a bit of scarce about... hk closing off to france.

february - mostly in quarantine. there was baby purple from anthony, vegetarian turnip cake from rach, online book club with wenny and kind souls. oh i think i got on clubhouse too. first thing out of quarantine, it was breakfast with anthony. and then ma and dad picked me up from the quarantine hotel. ah. my cny was at the hotel. it was not bad. i was doing quite well in the three weeks, except for one day. (i was looking at my calendar and i started visiting the detainee the day after i got out of Q ! 

march... i was applying to jobs? also taking a break i guess. did i start part time in late march or when. it was so nice to be backed. things had changed. new kind people i met. (oh i was looking at my calendar and i was helping with iris's project. it was funnn. And then there was visiting porpor. and then there was kaman's wedding. And then i started going to master mo for qigung treatment. there was also a lot of catching up with friends <3)

and then there was april. i suppose i was working, and looking for work. (wow i met Sarav lol. and then soon i was farewelling him? and ah bo. met up with and arranged cluedo with Q survivors )

(over the months there were small things like getting small appliances fixed and managing insurance policies lol)

and, when did i move to hsk? was it in april or may, or june? (it was april i think) ah, i guess i was spending more time with ma, preparing for the move. 

jun was... starting at central LOL the rest was... a lot about the project, which was quite a lot working late nights and on the weekend. i started staying a few nights in hotels for a few weeks. the perks of it was getting to host LOL. it was testing and failing the plan to live in hsk LOL. oh i had my driving written test on jun too haha!

but i got july too, which was attending maylis's wedding where i met kevin. on return it was a short quarantine.

aug and sep were... hectic? oct was less so? oh i moved into my new place in aug ! (so from aug i started having a better ___ and love life :-)) #content

and, in aug, porpor passed away. funeral was in sep

and then in sep i was doing the oxfam application, and then we didn't get it; yousuf jennifer (bibi) zubin foundation someone someone for feedback pilnet pixel action - it wasn't too few things. and then in oct/ nov we were doing se challenge. boot camp submission and more. (i guess sep - oct was less busy at work work...)

that's about it?

it wasn't too little things huh.

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maybe we need this illusion of the year or the day being new. as if the past can stay in the past. i use it for sectioning. 

i hope i could sleep well tonight.

"我希望你會有一張decent啲嘅被。" he said