Prison break

Hong Kong

Greg named this photo “escape route” but I’m thinking, who would dare to park illegally by a prison unless …


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IFC again

Hong Kong

IFC 2, the tallest building in Hong Kong was caught between two other buildings and looking rather small from this angle…


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High Street

Hong Kong

Another look at this historic architecture at High Street in Sheung Wan. Or take a look at this previous post, “Once a haunted mansion.”


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Empty chairs

Hong Kong

A photo by Greg Williamson: Airport waiting for travellers - the airport’s empty heart


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Terminal 2

Hong Kong

Waiting for my friend at the new Terminal at the HK airport…


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Blake Pier

Hong Kong

The Blake Pier originally located in Central was demolished in 1965 and its roof was relocated to a park in Kowloon. It was put up again at Stanley with adaptive re-use of the old roof and was recommissioned in July 2007 to provide berthing for leisure and tour service vessels.


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Conrad

Hong Kong

Another shot while I was waiting for the bus in Admiralty…you are looking at Conrad Hotel and Pacific Place.


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Growing building

Hong Kong

Sorry for missing posts…I am in Hong Kong now and this is a view out from the window — a new building under construction behind this apartment building…it looks kind of like it is “growing” a new top!


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Green mosque

Hong Kong

Elegant Jamiah Masjid Mosque is the oldest mosque in Hong Kong. It was first built in 1890, rebuilt in 1905 and is still standing tall and gracefully at Shelly Street by the Mid-Levels Escalators in Central.


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Gold and charcoal

Hong Kong

Gold and charcoal — the exterior of commercial buildings in Queensway.


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BOC

Hong Kong

Looking from this angle the Bank of China building is…well, kind of small :-)


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Another skyscraper

Hong Kong

I just think this view is kind of cool…


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Government House

Hong Kong

House of the top guy of Hong Kong, ie, the Chief Executive’s mansion, backed by lots of big banks :-)


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Violet

Hong Kong

This is a fancy elevator lobby, not of nightclub, restaurant or any place particularly cool. It is the elevator lobby of an office building in CyberPort :-)


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Veteran

Hong Kong

A typical pre-war building in Central. As you can imagine, there are not many of them around even though they look so elegant and beautiful :-)


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Airport

street scene

I took this shot while I was waiting at the airport. I just found taking this through the trolleys makes it kind of mysterious…or maybe I’m just bored then :-)


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Recess

school

The meaning of “recess” from a dictionary — a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation, eg, children playing at recess.
Actually, it simply means “FREEDOM” to me :-)


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Taikoo Shing

Taikoo Shing

I was staying at a vacant apartment of my friend’s in the east side of the Hong Kong island which I have rarely shown. Here’s the view at night after a heavy downpour and the “wall” of apartment buildings are a compound called Taikoo Shing, have a look of this