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- A Hong Kong taxi in Australia
- Going for a long walk at Mei Foo station
- Then, now and in between at Tsim Sha Tsui Exit A1
- KCR ‘Yellow Head’ train towing a KTT carriage
- Behind the scenes refurbishing the KCR Metro Cammell EMUs
- Garden Hill and the approach to Kai Tak Airport
- Living in a retired Hong Kong double-decker bus
- The MTR light rail ‘money train’
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- MTR’s rolling billboard – the ‘Spectacular Mobile Showcase’
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, Hongkong Post, 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 […]
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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