Tag Archives: Sydney

One way tolls on the road to Lantau Island

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Marcus Wong

Hong Kong motorists have to pay tolls to use many roads and bridges, and the Lantau Link that connects the airport, Lantau Island and the urban areas in Hong Kong is no different. But when the road first opened back […]

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Hong Kong double decker buses in Australia

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Marcus Wong

How is this for an unusual sight – a Kowloon Motor Bus double decker driving along the shores of Sydney Harbour! The story of how this bus, along with two more from Hong Kong, ended up in Australia is thanks […]

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Underground stations – living in the 1970s

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Marcus Wong

I don’t visit Sydney, Australia often, but the last time I did, I spent my time in much the same way I did during my last trip to Hong Kong – riding around on trains and ferries. There I found some striking similarities.

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Skyscrapers on a stick

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Marcus Wong

The shores of Hong Kong Island are lined with massive skyscrapers, and one that stands apart from the others due to the unusual design is the ‘Chinese People’s Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building’. So is it a one off?

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