A Preview of the new PWH Building

The new Prince of Wales Hospital Building (extension block) gradually takes shape in these few months.

The building progress is speedy. Now it may have been built up to more than 12 floors. Each day we see workmen nailing wooden boards together, binding steel bars together and concrete is laid afterwards.

The building of this hospital is very complicated because the floor plans are very different from floor to floor. The three cranes swing about and lift up loads of building materials to the top level for construction. The workmen gather like working ants at special spots to create new structures every day.

Scaffolding and green protective nets are erected at times to ensure better access and safety measures. I wonder how these workmen get up to the top floors. I guess they must have walked up the stairs because the lifts are not yet equipped. I wonder if the workmen have tea-time at 3:15 p.m. each day.

Today I saw a large red umbrella erected at the top floor. What is the use of it?

Its uses maybe one of these:
[1] It provides shade for those workmen when they take rests.
[2] It shelters the food they eat for tea time from rain or sun.
[3] It protects the delicate building materials that cannot be exposed to rain or sun for a long time.
[4] This is where the chief of engineers sits.