IN AN ambitious crusade sponsored by Hong Kong's Urban Council, 26 architectural firms competed to design posh public toilets. The winning design featured louvred ceilings, spacious stalls and high-tech fibreglass. The redeveloped toilets, which at about US $230,000 each will cost the same as existing facilities, will be the most sophisticated toilets in the world.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/designer-toilets
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hong-kong