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Chep Lap Kok International Airport (above) on Lantau Island which is connected to the New Territories by the Tsing Ma Bridge (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Flamingo - early morning in Kowloon Park - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Morning Kai Chi in Kowloon Park (left). Kowloon Mosque on Nathan Road (right). The sign is for the adjacent MTR System - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Morning commuters pick up a newspaper before venturing on to the spotless MTR - Mass Transit Railway - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The system is worlds class and trains run out as far as the border with the PRC at Lu Wa - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The People's Republic of China and Shenzhen seen from Lo Wu - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow While it is possible to purchase a visa to enter the PRC at the border, there may be long queues. If you do not intend crossing into the PRC, get off the train at Sheung Shui, the last but one station on the East Rail Line and the junction for Lok Ma Chau (Futian Port). |
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All that remains of the Kowloon Canton Railway - the 1921 Clock Tower (left). Avenue of the Stars on the Promenade (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
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San Francisco-born Bruce Lee on the Avenue of the Stars - other works include a life size film crew - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Avenue of the Stars, Kowloon Promenade, Hong Kong - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Traditional junk (left) and the Conference Centre on Hong Kong Island's north shore viewed from Kowloon (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Traditional green and white Star Ferry alongside Kowloon Terminal (left) - but not all Star Ferries are green and white (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow
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Central District Star Ferry Terminal on Hong Kong Island. The new pier features and Edwardian style clock - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Arguably the more spectacular views are had after dark - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Junk trips (left) round the harbour are free to all foreign passport holders. Convention and Exhibition Centre (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The floodlit Cultural Centre and Clock Tower seen during the evening laser show Left) contrasts with the myriad lights beyond Causeway Bay (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The flags of the People's Republic of China and of Hong Kong amidst the towers of Central (left). The historic Legislative Council Building (Legco) and British cenotaph - relics of a former time (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The Peak - seldom referred to by its official name - Victoria Peak - seen from Kowloon (left). The Peak Tram (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The Peak Tram opened in 1888 and takes seven minutes to reach the Peak (left). Reminiscent of a London tube station, at cafe at the foot of the Peak (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Air Conditioning outlets - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Peak Tower (left). View from the top (right). Only on one of Hong Kong's rare clear days can the tourist expect to emulate the dramatic shots seen in all the travel brochures! - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Repulse Bay - named for the British battleship HMS REPULSE which was involved in anti-piracy measures in the mid 1800s - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The "hole" in the massive apartment block at Repulse Bay (left); British style signpost for Aberdeen (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The floating Jumbo Kingdom Restaurant in Aberdeen Harbour - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Many of the sampans are driven by women (left); worth seeing, but hardly pretty (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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The floating population of Aberdeen harbour once numbered around 20,000 but their descendents tend to live in the surrounding high rise flats - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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A veteran tram can be hired for partying (left); buses and trams jostle for position on Des Voeux Road at Central - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Heading east towards North Point impressive shops and office blocks at Admiralty (left) give way to crowded streets and towering flats (right) - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Heading for North Point - the tram makes an excellent filming platform as the track is smooth and well maintained - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Market stalls below the flats at North Point - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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While resembling the classic British tram, Hong Kong trams have only one driving position and require a reversing loop as seen here at North Point - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Bamboo scaffolding (left) and familiar icons (right) filmed from the rear of a tram heading for Kennedy Town - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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A tram ride is an excellent way to see workaday Hong Kong - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Kennedy Town - the western end of the Hong Kong tramway system - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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Contrasting seaborne traffic at the end of the working day - VIDEO CAPTURES Malcolm McCrow |
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