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This group of photos was taken in Tai Hang on School Street. and I would love the help if the group.    My guess is that it his was to prevent flooding of the ground floor. What do you think?

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508F486C-11BB-4992-8947-E12A79F52BAE.jpeg, by Gordon Sanders

 

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0F05BB64-D619-4C9C-A6B9-57CFD0A99BD4.jpeg, by Gordon Sanders

 

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335AF375-1C15-4286-9A75-2130E3470880.jpeg, by Gordon Sanders

 

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Yes, some sort of anti-flooding barrier seems likely. You'd need to lift the strip out of the bottom, then slide a board down into the grooves.

Any chance you can ask them for a demonstration?