Pig Carving Ceremony at Joyful Villas
カット・ピッグ（猪切儀式）
に参加してきました‼
カット・ピッグとはスラングで、正式には拝神と呼びますが、開工式のことです。豚の丸焼きを神さまにお供えすることで、工事の安全を祈願します。我々からすると異国情緒たっぷりの儀式ですが、参加者のみなさんは真剣そのもの。もちろん、お供えの豚は儀式後、みんなで食します。
今回は樂意園(Joyful Villas)の拝神に参加しましたが、この物件は地政学的に重要な建物で、また70,000㎡と規模も大きいことから、テレビ局が日本の最新塗料システムが香港に導入されていることを紹介するため、インタヴューにも来ました。やはり日本人が率先して現場の管理にあたる姿勢は、他のメーカーには見られないことなので、とても興味を持って頂きました。
Pig carving ceremony is a region exclusive tradition to celebrate the commencement of a construction project in Hong Kong. Meat, fruits, wine and incenses were offered at the altar as means to earnestly ask for work safety and smooth operation during construction period. Although for Japanese, this ceremony may have a rather exotic impression, everyone was sincere about the ritual. As the renovation begins at Joyful Villas, a large scale project located in Kwun Tong at the size of approximately 70,000 m2, a pig carving ceremony was prepared. All parties including Kansai Paint, the nominated paint supplier, gathered at the event.
This 3-block apartment, having situated in Kwun
Tong for over four decades of time, became a geopolitically significant landmark
project in the Hong Kong market. The pig carving ceremony attracted media
attention. Kansai Paint was one of the parties to be interviewed by a TV station
for being an authentic and advanced paint supplier from Japan.
Contractor and I.O. members at the pig carving ceremony
Kansai Paint materials will be used in the 3-block apartment, Joyful Villas,
for its external walls, interior, and car park area
for its external walls, interior, and car park area
