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Hong Kong: The deaf female scaffolder beating the odds

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Anne Chan in Hong Kong
July 18, 2025

High above Hong Kong, Athena Hong breaks barriers as the city’s only deaf scaffolder — fighting for inclusion and to keep the art of bamboo scaffolding alive.

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