Like their counterparts in London, Hong Kong's fleet of double decker buses serve as massive advertising hoardings.
The above ad is known as L-Shape and costs HK$850 a week for a minimum booking period of 4 weeks.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hong Kong Double Decker Buses
Hong Kong Double Decker Buses
Like their counterparts in London, Hong Kong's fleet of double decker buses serve as massive advertising hoardings.
The above ad is known as L-Shape and costs HK$850 a week for a minimum booking period of 4 weeks.
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Like their counterparts in London, Hong Kong's fleet of double decker buses serve as massive advertising hoardings.
The above ad is known as L-Shape and costs HK$850 a week for a minimum booking period of 4 weeks.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Bank of China Building Hong Kong
Bank of China Building Hong Kong
The iconic Bank of China Building in the Central district of Hong Kong is a feature of Hong Kong's spectacular skyline.
The Bank of China Building (abbreviated as BOC Tower) was designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei and completed in 1989.
The tower is 315 meters tall with two masts reaching 367.4 meters. The building, which is the HQ of the Bank of China in Hong Kong, is the fourth highest skyscraper in Hong Kong. The International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre and Central Plaza are all higher.
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The iconic Bank of China Building in the Central district of Hong Kong is a feature of Hong Kong's spectacular skyline.
The Bank of China Building (abbreviated as BOC Tower) was designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei and completed in 1989.
The tower is 315 meters tall with two masts reaching 367.4 meters. The building, which is the HQ of the Bank of China in Hong Kong, is the fourth highest skyscraper in Hong Kong. The International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre and Central Plaza are all higher.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Noon Day Gun Causeway Bay Hong Kong
Noon Day Gun Causeway Bay Hong Kong
The firing of the Noon Day Gun in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong is a throwback to the territory's time as a British colony.
The Noon Day Gun, immortalized in Noel Coward's Mad Dogs and Englishmen, is fired each day at noon with some ceremony.
The gun sits on the site of the first plot of land sold at public auction in Hong Kong, which was bought by the Jardine Matheson company in 1841.
Legend has it that the firing of the Jardine gun salute to the company's Taipan startled a senior British Naval Officer, who ordered that Jardines fired the gun every day at noon as a time signal.
The tradition has continued to this day, though the gun disappeared during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in the 1940's and was replaced in the 1960's by a smaller version, after complaints about the noise from local residents.
The firing of the gun is accompanied by the ringing of eight bells and since 1946 the gun also fires to welcome in the New Year.
The Noon Day gun is a short walk from Victoria Park.
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The firing of the Noon Day Gun in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong is a throwback to the territory's time as a British colony.
The Noon Day Gun, immortalized in Noel Coward's Mad Dogs and Englishmen, is fired each day at noon with some ceremony.
The gun sits on the site of the first plot of land sold at public auction in Hong Kong, which was bought by the Jardine Matheson company in 1841.
Legend has it that the firing of the Jardine gun salute to the company's Taipan startled a senior British Naval Officer, who ordered that Jardines fired the gun every day at noon as a time signal.
The tradition has continued to this day, though the gun disappeared during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in the 1940's and was replaced in the 1960's by a smaller version, after complaints about the noise from local residents.
The firing of the gun is accompanied by the ringing of eight bells and since 1946 the gun also fires to welcome in the New Year.
The Noon Day gun is a short walk from Victoria Park.
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Sunday, January 16, 2011
A Collaboration of Culinary Minds
A Collaboration of Culinary Minds
Two restaurants, two chefs, two nights. Hatsune Sanlitun & ROOMbeijing on January 25th & 26.
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Two restaurants, two chefs, two nights. Hatsune Sanlitun & ROOMbeijing on January 25th & 26.
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