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- ‘The Queen Was Here’ plaque at Hung Hom station
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- Swapping left and right on the Tuen Ma Line
- “Pretty as a postcard” at Hung Hom station
- Ticket touts and the Hong Kong – Macau ferry
- Macau’s exclave in Mainland China
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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Confusing ‘L’ with ‘N’ on Nathan Road
I’ve visited Hong Kong a number of times with my father, and every time he talks about Nathan Road (the main street of Kowloon) I hear ‘Leighton’ instead of ‘Nathan’ – leaving me horribly confused until I realise what he is actually saying. So why is an apparently simple street name so complicated?
TV commercial for the 1997 launch of the Octopus card
Way back in 1997 the Octopus card system was introduced to Hong Kong, providing a fast and easy way for passengers to pay their train, tram and bus fares. Teaching passengers how to use the new system is an essential part of the rollout, so to get the message across, television commercials such the following were produced.
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Tagged Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, Octopus card, television commercials, ticketing system, trains
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