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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Photos from my 2013 trip to China
It has taken me almost two years, but I have finally finished uploading the photographs I took on my 2013 trip to China.
RTHK documentary featuring maintenance work on the MTR
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK has a series titled ‘香港衝線’ (‘HK – Crossing the Finish Line’) and the 13 October 2014 edition features the maintenance crews who come out after dark to keep the MTR running. Continue reading
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Tagged Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, trains
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