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MTR train cliffhanger?

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Marcus Wong

Browsing the South China Morning Post website recently I came across a strange sight – what looked to be a MTR train overhanging a building!

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Closure of Kai Tak Airport and the transfer to Chek Lap Kok

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Marcus Wong

The closure of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport in 1998 and the overnight switch to the new airport at Chek Lap Kok always intrigued me – how did they manage such a massive move?

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Farewelling the first generation MTR trains

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Marcus Wong

The first trains ran on Hong Kong’s MTR network way back in 1979, and almost forty years later these trains still remain in service, albeit having been refurbished and upgraded a number of times.

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1983 timelapse tour of Hong Kong

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Marcus Wong

Here is another YouTube find – this time a timelapse tour of Hong Kong dated 1983. Continue reading →

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Riding the Hong Kong MTR in 1993

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Marcus Wong

Here is another YouTube find – this time footage of the Mass Transit Railway during 1993-1994, filmed by the same person behind the KCR ride to Lu Wu. So what has changed in the 20 or so years since? Continue reading →

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