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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Lift lobbies and miniature paid areas at MTR stations
On such a busy rail network as the Hong Kong MTR, it isn’t just the operation of trains that has to be optimised – the passenger flows inside the station have to be kept separated in order to avoid crowds and congestion.
Facebook, the KCR clock tower, and a panda
The other week I was having a Facebook conversation with a friend when they posted something very familiar looking – the former Kowloon-Canton Railway clock tower!
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged Facebook, Hong Kong, Kowloon Canton Railway, Tsim Sha Tsui
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If your car breaks down in Hong Kong…
You have bought your car, filled it up with petrol, and gone for a cruise around the roads of Hong Kong – now it is time to hope you don’t break down!
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Tagged Cross Harbour Tunnel, Hong Kong, motoring, New Territories
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