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Swapping left and right on the Tuen Ma Line
Road and rail traffic in Hong Kong usually moves on the left, but the recently completed Tuen Ma Line is a little different, with the eastern section running on the right, and switching back over to the left in the […]
Beijing’s dead end expressway
On my trip out to the Great Wall of China by train, I found something downright bizarre while staring out of the carriage window – a multi-lane expressway that terminated suddenly ended at a field of trees. So what gives? […]
Playing ‘where’s the car’ on the streets of Hong Kong
I recently saw a car advertisement where the first thing I noticed wasn’t the car, but the backdrop. I swear it was somewhere in Hong Kong, but I couldn’t quite pick the location. So where could it be? Time to […]
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged advertising, Cheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong, Kowloon, mystery, on the road
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Hidden track connections between MTR lines
Thanks to the sheer size of the network, travelling from one side of Hong Kong to another on the MTR usually involves a change of train somewhere along the way. But what if it was possible to stay on one train the entire way? This is actually possible – but with a number of caveats.
Posted in Transport
Tagged Hong Kong, interchange stations, KCR, Kowloon Canton Railway, maintenance, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, mystery, rail operations, railway, trains
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Gate numbering at Hong Kong International Airport (updated for 2023!)
Gate numbers at airports is something taken as a given by passengers – you get told which one your flight is leaving from, and you make sure you get there on time! However the other day I was taking a […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged aviation, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Airport, mystery, people mover
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