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| ARTICLES RELATED TO List of buildings | | | |  List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Kwun Tong Line MTR - HistoryConstruction of the Kwun Tong Line was approved in November of 1975, and four years later, on 1 October 1979 service commenced on the Kwun Tong Line. Initially, service was only from Shek Kip Mei station to Kwun Tong station and each EMU only consisted of four cars. The initial system proved immensely popular, and on 31 December 1979 the system was extended to Tsim Sha Tsui station.
A year after on 12 December 1980 the first harbour crossing was made by an MTR EMU as the Kwun Tong Line was extended even further to Chater station, present-day Central station. To deal with overcrowding, EMUs were also extended to six cars, and eve ...
See also:Kwun Tong Line MTR, Kwun Tong Line MTR - History, Kwun Tong Line MTR - Stations, Kwun Tong Line MTR - External link Read more here: » Kwun Tong Line MTR: Encyclopedia II - Kwun Tong Line MTR - History |
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| | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Kwun Tong District - Transportation Kwun Tong is served by the Kwun Tong Line (6 stations) and the Tseung Kwan O Line (1 station) of the MTR metro system.
Major roads that serves the area include:
Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong Bypass
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel
Eastern Harbour Crossing (EHC)
Kwun Tong District - Public transport.
MTR
Kwun Tong Line : Yau Tong, Lam Tin, Kwun Tong, Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon Bay, Choi Hung
Tseung Kwan O Line : Yau Tong
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See also:Kwun Tong District, Kwun Tong District - Features, Kwun Tong District - Industrial area, Kwun Tong District - Residential area, Kwun Tong District - Transportation, Kwun Tong District - Public transport, Kwun Tong District - Administration, Kwun Tong District - Government District Officer, Kwun Tong District - Chairman of Kwun Tong District Council, Kwun Tong District - LegCo Read more here: » Kwun Tong District: Encyclopedia II - Kwun Tong District - Transportation |
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| | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - KCR - KCR network KCR East Rail
Between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Lo Wu1
KCR Light Rail
Within towns of Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai
KCR West Rail
Between Nam Cheong and Tuen Mun
KCR Ma On Shan Rail
Between Tai Wa ...
See also:KCR, KCR - KCR network, KCR - KCR East Rail, KCR - KCR Light Rail, KCR - KCR West Rail, KCR - KCR Ma On Shan Rail, KCR - History of the KCR, KCR - KCR Feeder Buses, KCR - Station facilities and safety, KCR - Fares and tickets, KCR - Octopus card, KCR - Rolling stocks, KCR - Locomotives, KCR - Passenger Train Coaches, KCR - Light Rail, KCR - Buses, KCR - Future expansion, KCR - Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, KCR - Northern Link, KCR - Kowloon Southern Link, KCR - Sha Tin to Central Link, KCR - External link Read more here: » KCR: Encyclopedia II - KCR - KCR network |
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| | | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Sham Shui Po - Shopping The street market in Sham Shui Po is a hotspot for both locals and tourists. For those who are looking for pirated software, the Golden Shopping Centre (黃金商場/高登電腦廣場) is a prominent local mall for this such purpose (though its popularity has dropped significantly in recent times, in favour of other near-by centres and broadband internet downloading). Besides software, the shops have extensive computer products from perpipherals to main components like motherboards, RAM, and CPUs, as well as complete systems. It is generally considered one of the cheapest places in Hong Kong (if not the world) to get (or ...
See also:Sham Shui Po, Sham Shui Po - Land use, Sham Shui Po - Urban renewal, Sham Shui Po - Scenic spots, Sham Shui Po - Shopping, Sham Shui Po - Crime Read more here: » Sham Shui Po: Encyclopedia II - Sham Shui Po - Shopping |
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| | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Scottish Parliament Building - Construction The construction of the Parliament Building proved controversial in a number of respects: the decision to construct a new building, the choice of site, the selection of a non-Scottish architect, the selection of Bovis as construction manager after having earlier been excluded from the shortlist, and serious cost and time overruns.
The then Secretary of State for Scotland Donald Dewar was adamant that a new building should be provided for the new Parliament. Work commenced in late 1997 with the demolition of a brewery on the chosen site. The alternative site of the Ro ...
See also:Scottish Parliament Building, Scottish Parliament Building - The buildings, Scottish Parliament Building - Debating Chamber, Scottish Parliament Building - Tower Buildings, Scottish Parliament Building - MSP building, Scottish Parliament Building - Canongate Buildings, Scottish Parliament Building - Queensberry House, Scottish Parliament Building - Media Tower, Scottish Parliament Building - Public facilities, Scottish Parliament Building - Other features, Scottish Parliament Building - Reaction, Scottish Parliament Building - Construction, Scottish Parliament Building - Fraser Inquiry, Scottish Parliament Building - Reaction to the report, Scottish Parliament Building - Fraser recommendations Read more here: » Scottish Parliament Building: Encyclopedia II - Scottish Parliament Building - Construction |
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| | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Districts of Hong Kong - History The District Administration Scheme commenced in 1982 with the establishment of a district board and a district management committee in each of the districts in Hong Kong. The aim of the scheme is to achieve a more effective coordination of government activities in the provision of services and facilities at the district level, ensure that the Government is responsive to district needs and problems and promote public participation in district affairs. From 1st July, 1997 to 31st December, 1999, the former district boards were replaced by prov ...
See also:Districts of Hong Kong, Districts of Hong Kong - History, Districts of Hong Kong - Population, Districts of Hong Kong - The role of the Home Affairs Department, Districts of Hong Kong - The role of the District Officers, Districts of Hong Kong - The role of District Councils, Districts of Hong Kong - Consultation with District Councils, Districts of Hong Kong - Composition of District Councils, Districts of Hong Kong - District Management Committees Read more here: » Districts of Hong Kong: Encyclopedia II - Districts of Hong Kong - History |
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| | | | | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Great Pyramid of Giza - Construction and internal layout At construction, the Great Pyramid was 280 Egyptian Old Royal Cubits tall (146.5 metres or 481 feet), but due to erosion and the theft of its topmost stone (the so-called pyramidion) its current height is 455.21 ft, approximately 138.75 m. As has been proven by papyrus documents, each base side measured in antiquity 440 (20.63 inch) royal cubits. Thus, the Great Pyramid base was originally 231 m on a side and covered approximately 53,000 square metres with an angle of 51.7 degrees—close to the idea for a stable pyramidal structur ...
See also:Great Pyramid of Giza, Great Pyramid of Giza - Age and location, Great Pyramid of Giza - Dating evidence, Great Pyramid of Giza - Construction and internal layout, Great Pyramid of Giza - Labor and construction theories, Great Pyramid of Giza - Alternative theories Read more here: » Great Pyramid of Giza: Encyclopedia II - Great Pyramid of Giza - Construction and internal layout |
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| | | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Island Line MTR - Recent developments In 2002, on the eve of Tseung Kwan O Line's commencement, the Hong Kong Government announced that KCRC, MTR's bitter competitor, had won the bid to build the East Kowloon Line. For the first time, MTRC suddenly lost its direction and abandoned further planning of new railways. Then it turned to its only left treasure - the West Island Line which was left behind for more than 25 years. Finally, the MTRC announced that it would use HK$300 million to construct the West and South Island Lines, provided that the Government would award subsidies t ...
See also:Island Line MTR, Island Line MTR - History, Island Line MTR - Route features, Island Line MTR - Recent developments, Island Line MTR - Stations Read more here: » Island Line MTR: Encyclopedia II - Island Line MTR - Recent developments |
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| | | | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Sha Tin District - Overview The Sha Tin District covers approximately 60 km² (37.28 mi²), including the Sha Tin New Town and several country parks. Built mostly on reclaimed land in Sha Tin Hoi, Sha Tin is a well developed new town comprising mainly residential areas along the banks of the Shing Mun River Channel. In the early 1970s it was a rural township of about 30,000 people. After Sha Tin's first public housing estate, Lek Yuen Estate, was completed in 1976, the settlement began to expand. Today, about 65% of the district's population live in public rental housi ...
See also:Sha Tin District, Sha Tin District - Overview, Sha Tin District - History, Sha Tin District - Land use, Sha Tin District - Shing Mun River, Sha Tin District - Transport, Sha Tin District - Cuisine, Sha Tin District - Schools, Sha Tin District - Hospitals, Sha Tin District - Tourist attractions, Sha Tin District - Celebrities Read more here: » Sha Tin District: Encyclopedia II - Sha Tin District - Overview |
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| | | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Star Ferry - History The Star Ferry makes a "star turn" in the 1950s film The World of Suzie Wong. In the beginning of the film, Robert Lomax (played by William Holden) debarks from the USS President Harrison (an old American President Line transpacific passenger vessel) and takes the Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island, and on the ferry meets Suzie Wong (played by Nancy Kwan), who scorns his attentions as unwanted.
The ferry itself is completely recognizable, and the layout of the pier where William Holden debarks in Kowloon is familiar to the resident ...
See also:Star Ferry, Star Ferry - Cross-harbour routes and fares, Star Ferry - History, Star Ferry - Fleet, Star Ferry - Piers, Star Ferry - Ongoing events, Star Ferry - External link Read more here: » Star Ferry: Encyclopedia II - Star Ferry - History |
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| | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Kowloon - History Kowloon means nine dragons and represents the eight peaks (1.Castle Peak (583m), 2.Tai Mo Shan (958m), 3.Tate's Cairn (583m), 4.Lion Rock (495m), 5. Ma On Shan (702m), 6. Kowloon Peak (602m), 7. Sharp Peak (468m), etc...) and the ninth being the Chinese emperor.
The part of Kowloon south of Boundary Street, together with Stonecutters Island, was ceded from Qing China to Britain under the Convention of Peking of 1860. For many years the area remained largely undeveloped, used by the British ma ...
See also:Kowloon, Kowloon - Location, Kowloon - Administration, Kowloon - Politics, Kowloon - History, Kowloon - External link Read more here: » Kowloon: Encyclopedia II - Kowloon - History |
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| | | | | List of buildings: Encyclopedia II - Victoria Harbour - Transport
Victoria Harbour - Port facilities.
Victoria Harbour is home to most of the port facilities of Hong Kong, making Hong Kong amongst the world's busiest. An average of 220,000 ships visit the harbour each year, including both ocean going vessels and river vessels, for both goods and passengers. The Kwai Chung Container Terminals in the western part of the harbour is the main container handling facility, operating round the clock and handling about 62 percent of the 21,930 TEUs handled by the territory in 2004. Some 400 container liners serve Hong Kong weekly, connect ...
See also:Victoria Harbour, Victoria Harbour - Geography, Victoria Harbour - Islands, Victoria Harbour - History, Victoria Harbour - Recent developments, Victoria Harbour - Tourism, Victoria Harbour - Transport, Victoria Harbour - Port facilities, Victoria Harbour - Tunnels, Victoria Harbour - Ferries Read more here: » Victoria Harbour: Encyclopedia II - Victoria Harbour - Transport |
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