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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Hong Kong transport by the brush of Kong Kai Ming
Back in 2016 something at Hong Kong International Airport caught my eye – a wall covered with incredibly detailed sketches of Hong Kong streets, with transport front and centre. Buses at Aberdeen. A road tunnel at To Kwa Wan. A […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged artwork, buses, Hong Kong, Kong Kai Ming, Kowloon Canton Railway
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Scale models of Kai Tak Airport
Unfortunately for aviation enthusiasts Kai Tak Airport no longer exists, but it does live on in model form. Photo via ‘The Diecast Flyer’ Donald Gardner from ‘The Diecast Flyer’ has the full story on the model. Hu Chow has created […]
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Tagged hobbies, Hong Kong, Kai Tak Airport, planes, scale models
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Recreating Hong Kong scenes in Lego
Over the years I’ve stumbled upon a number of Hong Kong scenes recreated in Lego. Back in 2010 this collection of Lego scenes from the “Lego Architects – Features of Hong Kong” competition was on display at the Hong Kong […]
Posted in Tourism
Tagged Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Railway Museum, Lego, Mong Kok, Nathan Road
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