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Another developer uses Melbourne to sell Hong Kong property

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Marcus Wong

While reaching my recent piece titled “Using the Melbourne lifestyle to sell Hong Kong property” I happened to find a second example of the practice – this time for the ‘Savannah’ development, which is also at Tseung Kwan O. The […]

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Using the Melbourne lifestyle to sell Hong Kong property

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Marcus Wong

On my 2013 visit to Hong Kong I was sitting in front of the TV at my 姑媽 (aunt’s) house,trying to make sense of shows that I didn’t understand, where a commercial for a Hong Kong property development appeared during […]

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An Australian ship in Hong Kong

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong has been the home of the busiest container port in the world for many years, seeing vessels from many countries. Here we see the Australian National Line’s “Australian Enterprise” underway on Victoria Harbour, with a 1970s Hong Kong […]

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The Hong Kong ferry that came to Australia

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Marcus Wong

This is the story of a Hong Kong vehicular ferry called 民安（Man On）that once carried cars across Victoria Harbour, but ended up reconnecting the Australia city of Hobart. Photo by John Craike; via the Maritime Museum of Tasmania collection Double […]

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Hong Kong double decker buses in Australia

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Marcus Wong

How is this for an unusual sight – a Kowloon Motor Bus double decker driving along the shores of Sydney Harbour! The story of how this bus, along with two more from Hong Kong, ended up in Australia is thanks […]

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