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- Back from yet another Hong Kong visit
- A Hong Kong taxi in Australia
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- Then, now and in between at Tsim Sha Tsui Exit A1
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Tag Archives: Hong Kong International Airport
Bridging a taxiway at Hong Kong Airport
In 2017 the Hong Kong Airport Authority announced an interesting project – a bridge so tall that double decker A380 ‘super jumbo’ jets could pass under. The South China Morning Post had this to say on the proposal. Boarding a […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged aviation, Hong Kong International Airport, people mover, taxiway
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Recreating Hong Kong scenes in Lego
Over the years I’ve stumbled upon a number of Hong Kong scenes recreated in Lego. Back in 2010 this collection of Lego scenes from the “Lego Architects – Features of Hong Kong” competition was on display at the Hong Kong […]
Posted in Tourism
Tagged Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Railway Museum, Lego, Mong Kok, Nathan Road
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Closure of Kai Tak Airport and the transfer to Chek Lap Kok
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?
Posted in Transport
Tagged 1990s, aviation, Chek Lap Kok, history, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, Kai Tak Airport
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Chinese airports and ‘International, HK, Macao and Taiwan Departures’
Naming the terminals at most airports is easy – flights inside your country use the ‘domestic’ terminal, and flights to other countries use the ‘international’ terminal. But at the airports in and around China, things get a little more complicated.
Posted in Transport
Tagged aviation, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, immigration, Macau, Shanghai, Taiwan
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Hong Kong construction photos from mid-1990s
The 1990s was a massive decade for major infrastructure projects in Hong Kong, with the construction of the new Chek Lap Kok airport and associated transport connections occupying the city. Recently I discovered an extract of the book “15 Most Outstanding projects in Hong Kong” by Raymond Wong Wai Man, and it features construction photos from many of these projects.