Bathrooms,
being where some people spend much of their time, definitely deserve mentioning,
especially when they vary greatly in aroma and conditions in Hong Kong. When
it comes to hygiene and cleaniless, the award has to go to ones in large hotels.
Not only are the public bathrooms there stocked with the necessary supplies and the whole
place filled with a pleasant santitory aroma, there is an attendant posted
to attend to your needs - well, I mean just handing you the towel after you wash
your hands and maybe even turning on the faucet for you. When
it comes to the award for adventure, it goes to bathrooms of little mom and pop
restaurants e.g. "tea restaurants". Efficient use of space is their strong suit - sometimes they
- the bathrooms - also serve as an extension of their storage facilities. Most likely you will reach
there after dancing through a narrow walkway through supplies and dirty dishes next
to the kitchen. Inside you will find wet floors, broken faucet, and, sometimes,
unflushed and unflushable commodes. Need I say more? Just be sure to check for TP before you start doing serious business.  When
it comes to style, some are actually worth visiting. One of such is in a restaurant
in Times Square
(Causeway Bay).
The restaurant's theme of decor is old China, and they even extend that to the
china and the restrooms - very clean restrooms, I might add.
When it comes to the lack of them, the MTR (subway) wins the award. Probably other than the government, they have the most clients since they transport 2 or 3 million people daily. However, they provide no bathroom facilities for passengers, not at the stations, and certainly not on the trains. But the Hong Kong people must be commended for not finding a quick relief in some hidden stairway inside the stations. Oh, one more thing: some bathrooms
in Hong Kong only have squat style commodes - e.g. those in small tea restaurants! People say that it actually is healthier - more helpful for the moving experience. (Above left: a clean squat commode found in the Botanical Garden.) | 
