Yearly Archives: 2014

‘Keep Off The Tracks’ advertisement from the 1980s

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Marcus Wong

Back in the early 1980s the Kowloon Canton Railway through Hong Kong underwent a massive transformation – from a single track country railway to the modern double mass transit system it is today. It was during this period that the Hong Kong Government ran a series of public service announcements warning people to keep off the tracks.

Old KCR Warning Sign Continue reading →

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Three years of changes to Hong Kong transport

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Marcus Wong

It has been three years since my last visit to Hong Kong, and in that time there has been a number of changes to local transport.

New 'C-Train' EMU in service on the MTR Kwun Tong line Continue reading →

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Helium balloons stopping trains

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway tells passengers not to bring “dangerous or flammable goods or metallic balloons” into station areas and on trains. But what possible harm can a seemingly innocent balloon bring?

Chasing a balloon onto the tracks is a 'Dumb Way to Die' Continue reading →

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