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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Public toilets in MTR stations
Every MTR station seems to be full of shops and other commercial services, but there is one thing that is often lacking – public toilets! The reason for this goes back to the original design of the system in the […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, public toilets, retrofitting infrastructure
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Photos from my 2016 trip to Hong Kong
It has taken me almost 18 months, but I have finally finished uploading the photographs I took on my 2016 trip to Hong Kong. My itinerary. Day 1: arrival Day 2: Kowloon Day 3: Peng Chau and Kowloon Day 4: […]