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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Yet another visit to Hong Kong
Time flies as you get older, and for me it is no different – I’ve just returned from yet another visit to Hong Kong. This time around my young son was also along for the ride, with twelve days spent visiting family and sightseeing around Hong Kong, plus a short stopover on the way back home from somewhere else.
Posted in Housekeeping
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KCRC television commercial stylising track maintenance
Continuing my theme of railway related Hong Kong television commercials found on YouTube, here is a Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation commercial from 1989 that stylises track maintenance.
Posted in Transport
Tagged East Rail, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, rail operations, television commercials
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All aboard the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad
Walt Disney was known for his love of trains, which resulted in the ‘Disneyland Railroad’ being a feature of many Disney theme parks around the world – and Hong Kong Disneyland isn’t any different.
Posted in Tourism, Transport
Tagged Disneyland, Hong Kong, Lantau Island, railway, trains
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