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Tag Archives: mainland
‘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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Hong Kong high speed rail and the People’s Liberation Army
In 2016 an interesting conspiracy theory emerged in Hong Kong – would the new high speed rail link to Mainland China be used by the People’s Liberation Army to invade the Special Administrative Region? The People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong […]
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Tagged China, China Railway High-speed, high speed trains, Hong Kong, mainland, military, People's Liberation Army
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Shek Kong stabling sidings and emergency rescue station
On Sunday 23 September 2018 the Express Rail Link into Hong Kong opened to passengers, connecting the city to the high-speed rail network of China. The railway runs through a 26 kilometre long tunnel from the China border at Mai […]
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Tagged China, China Railway High-speed, depots, high speed trains, Hong Kong, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, New Territories, rail operations, railway
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MTR freight train across the border at Shenzhen
Here is an interesting find from Wikipedia – a MTR diesel locomotive hauling a freight train on the Chinese side of the border at Shenzhen, photographed by Baycrest back in February 2010.
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Tagged China, freight, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, mainland, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, Shenzhen, trains
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