Editing Scaffolding (section)

=== History ===
[[File:Bamboo scaffolding in bunches Hong Kong 2013.jpg|thumb|Bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong disassembled]]

Bamboo scaffolding was first introduced into the building industry in [[Hong Kong]] immediately after [[colonization]] in the 1800s.<ref name=scmp-1>{{cite web|title=Why is Hong Kong last frontier for bamboo scaffolders?|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1186476/why-hong-kong-last-frontier-bamboo-scaffolders|website=www.scmp.com|date=9 March 2013 |publisher=[[South China Morning Post]]|access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=industrialhistoryhk-1>{{cite web|title=Bamboo Scaffolding|url=http://industrialhistoryhk.org/bamboo-scaffolding/|website=industrialhistoryhk.org|publisher=The Industrial History of Hong Kong|access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> It was widely used in the building of houses and multi-story buildings (up to four stories high) prior to the development of metal scaffolding.<ref name=chicagotribune-1>{{cite news|last1=Hoh|first1=Erling|title=In Hong Kong, way to the top is bamboo scaffold|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/05/31/in-hong-kong-way-to-the-top-is-bamboo-scaffold/|access-date=12 February 2015|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=31 May 2001}}</ref><ref name=hkbu-1>{{cite web|title=Bamboo Scaffolding in HK Sees Looming Threat|url=http://journalism.hkbu.edu.hk/feed/?p=3023|website=journalism.hkbu.edu.hk|date = 18 March 2014|publisher=HKBU Journalism Department|access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> It was also useful for short-term construction projects, such as framework for temporary sheds for [[Cantonese opera|Cantonese Opera]] performances.<ref name=hku-1>{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Hong Lam|title=Evolution of bamboo scaffolding for building construction in Hong Kongfrom the 1960s to the present day|url=http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/177218|website=hub.hku.hk|year=2012|publisher=[[The University of Hong Kong]]|doi=10.5353/th_b4834567|access-date=12 February 2015|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
There are three types of scaffolding in Hong Kong: 
# Double-row scaffold;
# Extended Bamboo scaffolding;
# Shop signs of Bamboo Scaffolding.