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Tag Archives: Melbourne
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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Using the Melbourne lifestyle to sell Hong Kong property
On my 2013 visit to Hong Kong I was sitting in front of the TV at my 姑媽 (aunt’s) house,trying to make sense of shows that I didn’t understand, where a commercial for a Hong Kong property development appeared during […]
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Tagged advertising, Australia, Hong Kong, Melbourne, property development, real estate, trains
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Helium balloons stopping trains
Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway tells passengers not to bring “dangerous or flammable goods or metallic balloons” into station areas and on trains. But what possible harm can a seemingly innocent balloon bring?
Posted in Transport
Tagged Australia, Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, Melbourne, MTR, rail operations, railway, Sweden, trains
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Melbourne and Hong Kong trams: long lost siblings
One can be forgiven for thinking that Melbourne’s tramway network is something unique to the city, but if you look at the MTR Light Rail network in Hong Kong from the right angle, you start to see a lot of similarities…
Posted in Transport
Tagged Australia, Hong Kong, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, light rail, Mass Transit Railway, Melbourne, MTR
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