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Tag Archives: Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Hong Kong’s most useless road – Airport Tunnel on Chek Lap Kok
Hong Kong has dozens of road tunnels passing under Victoria Harbour and through the numerous mountain ranges. But there is one road tunnel that is absolutely useless – the Airport Tunnel on Chek Lap Kok. and was built as part […]
‘Ghost’ island off the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
On my most recent visit to Hong Kong I went on a boat trip off Lantau Island, and found something bizarre on the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge – a mysterious looking white building atop an artificial island in the middle of […]
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Tagged China, construction, freeways, Hong Kong, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Macau, mainland, motoring, on the water
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Crossing the border on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge connects Hong Kong to Mainland China – but where does the bridge cross from the waters of Hong Kong into China’s Guangdong Province, and what marks it? So where is the border? From a legal perspective […]
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Tagged China, construction, freeways, Hong Kong, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Macau, mainland, motoring, on the water
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