A refuse collection point in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung Estate has doubled as an art gallery after a cleaner started collecting paintings several years ago. The collection has grown so much that it has become increasingly difficult to find room to hang the paintings.

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A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate with paintings hung all over the station’s walls. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

When HKFP visited on Monday, a reporter was told by workers there that many people had visited the refuse collection point to take photos, with some even trying to purchase some of the pieces.

A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate with paintings hung all over the station’s walls. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate with paintings hung all over the station’s walls. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate with paintings hung all over the station’s walls. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate with paintings hung all over the station’s walls. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate with paintings hung all over the station’s walls. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate
A refuse collection point in Kwai Chung Estate. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.

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