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Category Archives: Transport
Swapping left and right on the Tuen Ma Line
Road and rail traffic in Hong Kong usually moves on the left, but the recently completed Tuen Ma Line is a little different, with the eastern section running on the right, and switching back over to the left in the […]
“Pretty as a postcard” at Hung Hom station
When you think picture postcard scenes of Hong Kong, you’d usually think of the view from Victoria Peak across Hong Kong Island to Kowloon, and the reverse view from Tsim Sha Tsui across the harbour to the Hong Kong skyline. […]
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Tagged Cross Harbour Tunnel, East Rail, history, Hong Kong, Hung Hom, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, postcards
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Ticket touts and the Hong Kong – Macau ferry
When looking at tourist guides, one piece of advice keeps coming up for the Hong Kong – Macau ferry – don’t buy tickets from the touts at the ferry pier. Yet the advice from my family in Hong Kong was […]
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Tagged crime, ferries, Hong Kong, hydrofoil, Macau, on the water, police
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