‘Dense jungle’? Not on the Lamma Island I remember | Letter

Contrary to a Guardian article, the island is more of a day trip destination for Hongkongers than a forbidding outpost, writes John Weaver

Jungle-filled island? Seriously? I thought I was reading about a different island from the one I’d lived on for eight years when I read Nicholas Binge’s report of life and the challenges of starting a family on Lamma Island, off the coast of Hong Kong (Giant spiders, snakes and storms: what could go wrong with having a baby on a remote, jungle-filled island?, 28 April).

I never came across the “dense jungle” he refers to. The island is criss-crossed by well-maintained, wide paths that allow easy access for delivery and emergency vehicles.

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