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Monthly Archives: September 2021
U-turns on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge links Hong Kong to Macau and Mainland China – and u-turns are prohibited along the entire 35-minute 55-kilometre long journey across it! However in an emergency you don’t need to drive in reverse to get back […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged China, emergency, freeways, Hong Kong, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Macau, mainland, on the road
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‘Paid Passageway Validators’ at MTR stations
There are many interchange stations on Hong Kong’s MTR, but the connection between the Tuen Ma and Tsuen Wan lines at Mei Foo has something no other MTR stations have – ‘Paid Passageway Validators’. Photo by Prosperity Horizons, via Wikimedia […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, Octopus card, rail operations, railway, ticketing system, trains
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Hong Kong’s road-rail fire trucks
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has a diverse fleet of firefighting apparatus that can handle any situation, and today I’m looking at their ‘Road Rail Fire Appliances’. Photo by 廣九直通車, via Wikimedia Commons This pair of fire trucks can operate […] Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged emergency, Fire Services Department, firefighting, Hong Kong, MTR, rail operations, railway, tunnels
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