PLAYGROUND ROUNDABOUT

In the early 20th century, when Hong Kong was in economic depression and social welfare was not yet in place, many unsupervised children were playing in the streets, easily becoming child gangs and causing social problems. In 1929, the Government began to build the first playgrounds in the urban areas to allow children to spend their time and energy. At that time, there were many children playing in the playgrounds every day, and there was a long queue for the rides, one of which was the Taipa turn. In the early days, the Taipa Wheel was a spinning conical steel frame that could even be tilted and rotated, and children loved to push it hard, spin it at great speed and jump on it until it stopped. Although it is a little dangerous, it is safer if accompanied by an adult.