Beam LEUNG

Mr. Beam Leung is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Design at the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong; he is also the Honourable Secretary of the Hong Kong Designers Association. Mr. Leung graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Royal College of Art, UK. With his experience in product design, Mr. Leung has participated in various design exhibitions specialising in product semantics and sustainable design.


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Ten Million
100mm x 50mm x 3mm(H)
Seven $10 coins

Uncle Yim leads a leisurely and carefree life despite living in a squatter hut located in Tsuen Wan Kwong Pan Tin Village. The hillside squatter settlement has sufficient space, sunlight and vegetation which make it a haven to live in. One can see the private estate The Cairnhill from the valley of the village and despite the staggering price of about ten million dollars per unit; the estate is nothing more than an exaggerated concrete unit. Obviously, Uncle Yim does not have ten million dollars, but his happiness and fulfilment is certainly more valuable than ten million dollars.