Today you will be looking at the latest batch of Victory squatting toilets.
What you are about to see is something pretty rare.It's the very first time this model of Victory is seen.
This design is pretty much like those China style toilets.Recently there are a lot of them in Hong Kong.Especially those toilets renovated after 2005.
I'm still not sure which country is Victory from.Is it from China?Or some western country?I'm still trying to find out.
This latest model of Victory is found at Cheung Chau Market Public Toilet.There is only ONE cubicle with this toilet.
As you can see from the picture,the toilet doesn't fit into the floor tiles properly.This is a sign that the toilet has been renovated.
I did a check around the toilet.The original toilet is supposed to be squatting INAX.
Inax is a japanese brand.There are currently 2 models of inax in Hong Kong.The first model looks like Armtage Shanks and Johnson Suisse.It's square.I'll include the photos of this toilet in another post.
Back to this toilet...
This toilet is flushed by stepping on a pedal protruding from the wall.If you look at the upper right corner of the photo,you'll see a pedal there.This type of flushing system is actually a variation of the pulling cistern system.
In this system,there's a string attached to the pedal and the cistern.The cistern is hidden in the wall behind.By stepping on the pedal,the string will start pulling at the handle of the cistern,which will flush the toilet.
I noticed that there's a technique in flushing this type of toilet.As the flushing power is not that strong,you need to step in succession.Meaning to say that you got to keep stepping.It's ok if you don't understand it.Just view the video and you'll know what I mean.
The stepping flushing system is very common in Hong Kong.Surprisingly,all the public toilets I explored in Cheung Chau uses the stepping flushing system.The other brands of toilets on Cheung Chau include Kimware 1st batch and Armitage Shanks latest batch.
I did not take any photos of the other Public Toilets in Cheung Chau because they were pretty common.There wasn't enough time to explore all the main public toilets.I think I'm still short of 1.
There are 2 types of Public Toilets in Hong Kong,especially in the New Terrotories.The first type is the main Public Toilets.These are usually bigger,consisting of 2 or more stories.Some even include a bath house,which is usually located on the 3rd level.
The second type are the small ones.These usually belong to the rural villages.These small ones have only 3 cubicles and are very cramp.The brands are pretty standard.Usually 1 Sitting Lexa and 2 squatting American Standard.
The reason why they use American Standard is due to its compact size.I'll do a post on American Standard in the future.
I shall end this post with a video of the toilet you see in the above photo.Next post you will be looking at the very 1st model of squatting Victory.
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