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Tag Archives: Outlying Islands
Cycling in Hong Kong
Hong Kong isn’t known as a cycling city – for transport or for leisure. But if you take a closer look, you’ll eventually find them. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Delivering packages to a shop. Gas bottles. Crossing Nathan Road […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged bikes, cycling, Hong Kong, Kowloon, New Territories, Outlying Islands
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Miniature fire trucks and ambulances
Hong Kong is a big city. With fire and ambulance stations like any other city. Fire trucks. And ambulances. But the streets of Hong Kong’s outlying islands are far narrower. So they use miniature fire trucks. And ambulances – but […]
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged ambulances, emergency, firefighting, Hong Kong, on the water, Outlying Islands, Peng Chau
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Visiting Tai Lei – Peng Chau’s boring little brother
Peng Chau is a small outlying island of Hong Kong, known for its temples, island lifestyle and fresh seafood. It is also connected to the even smaller island of Tai Lei, which is home to the ugly and boring things […]
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged bottled gas, Hong Kong, Outlying Islands, Peng Chau, power supply, sewage treatment plant, waste management
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Moving dangerous goods on the seas of Hong Kong
On the waters of Hong Kong one can find many vessels carrying dangerous goods through the busy shipping lanes of Victoria Harbour.
Posted in Transport
Tagged Hong Kong, maritime, on the water, Outlying Islands, Victoria Harbour
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Fishing the waters of Hong Kong
Wherever you go in Hong Kong, it seems that if you can get to the water, you will see someone fishing. You can find them on the busy waterfront promenades of the New Towns. You can find them on the empty shores of the Outlying Islands. You can even find a few hardy types in tiny dinghies, dodging massive ships in the middle of Victoria Harbour. One thing in common with all these fishermen is the size of their catch: these tiny palm sized fish are someone’s dinner tonight. So why is their catch so small?
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged fishing, Hong Kong, Lamma Island, Lantau Island, on the water, Outlying Islands
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