Yearly Archives: 2023

Farewell to the MTR Intercity Through Train service

After being paused in January 2020 when the border was closed between Hong Kong and Mainland China, in January 2023 it was finally confirmed – the MTR Intercity Through Train service is no more. Rumours started swirling in 2022 about […]

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35th anniversary of the MTR Light Rail

September 2023 marks the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Light Rail system in the New Territories, with the MTR Corporation marking the occasion with a ‘retro livery’ light rail vehicle, and a public open day at the Light […]

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Farewell to the MTR fleet of EMD diesel-electric locomotives

From their first unit acquired in the 1950s, the Kowloon Canton Railway eventually operated a fleet of 12 EMD diesel-electric locomotives – but following electrification of the line in the 1980s, and the demise of rail freight in 2010, they […]

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Hong Lok Yuen – suburbia in Hong Kong

This might look like a random slice of American suburbia. Photo by ‘Charles’ on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) With streets of cookie-cutter Mediterranean-style detached houses. Photo by ‘Charles’ on Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) With no tall buildings in sight. Photo […]

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Hong Kong – an air conditioner in every window

With an average temperatures of 30ºC with 80 percent humidity through the summer months, it is no surprise that air conditioning is a popular fixture all over Hong Kong, and has influenced the design of buildings. You’ll see air conditioning […]

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