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Tag Archives: Australia
A Hong Kong taxi in Australia
Bright red Toyota Crown taxis are an icon of Hong Kong, so why would one be cruising around the streets of the Gold Coast in Australia? SBS News photo SBS News has the backstory. One wouldn’t bat an eyelid if […]
United Group Rail in Hong Kong
United Group is an Australian rail engineering company, which has been involved in the Hong Kong market for a quarter century. The most noticeable project was the modernisation of the MTR Metro-Cammel ‘M-Train’ EMU fleet in 1999-2001. But they were […]
Soy milk confusion in Hong Kong
Unlike my previous visit to Hong Kong when I was searching for cow milk, this time around I was on the hunt for soy milk. At a nearby supermarket I found a wide selection. From around the world. Including Australian […]
Australia and the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests
In June 2019 protests broke out over Hong Kong, opposing legislation proposed by the government of Hong Kong, which would allow local authorities to detain and extradite people who are wanted in territories that Hong Kong does not have extradition […]
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged artwork, Australia, Badiucao, Hong Kong International Airport, Lennon Wall, Melbourne, police, protests, street art
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Another developer uses Melbourne to sell Hong Kong property
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 […]
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged advertising, Australia, Hong Kong, Melbourne, property development, real estate
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