When Hong Kong was just a fishing village, seafaring was often simply a means to an end. Today, sailing is a leisure activity for the city’s urbanites.
It is not just the nature of cruising on the water that has evolved: in the mid-20th century, sailcloth – the cloth used to make sails for ships and boats – shifted from natural canvas to synthetic fibres and plastic polymers. Although this has made them more durable, lightweight and rot-resistant, these high-performance materials are also non-biodegradable, persisting in the environment long after their original purpose is served.
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