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Monthly Archives: March 2017
Driving through the Tsing Ma Bridge lower deck
Virtually every visitor to Hong Kong crosses the Tsing Ma Bridge – it is the only route linking Hong Kong International Airport to the rest of the city. But what most people don’t know is that the bridge has a second roadway for emergency use, located beneath the main deck.
Posted in Transport
Tagged Hong Kong, Lantau Island, Lantau Link, on the road, Tsing Ma Bridge, Tsing Yi
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Photos from my 2013 trip to Hong Kong
It has taken me almost four years, but I have finally finished uploading the photographs I took on my 2013 trip to Hong Kong. My itinerary. Day 1: arrival Day 2: Kowloon Day 3: Big Buddha via Mui Wo Day […]
Disneyland Resort Line trains elsewhere on the MTR
For trains on the Disneyland Resort Line the task is pretty simple – shuttle between Sunny Bay and Hong Kong Disneyland all day, with nobody in the driving cab, and the onboard computer doing all of the hard work. But on very rare occasions, they can be seen elsewhere in Hong Kong.
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Tagged Disneyland, Disneyland Resort Line, driverless train, Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains
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