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Hong Kong Digital Vision: December 2006 :: Photoblog in Hong Kong


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Sunday, December 31, 2006

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Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF17-40 4L USM

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 0

Countdown to New Year 2007 - 0

Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF17-40 4L USM
Place : Yuen Long Main Road (元朗大馬路), Yuen Long, New Territories

The banner at the right show it cost nothing to get a Philippine Maid (slangs bun buns). Believe it or not? But for sure, there are more than 140,000 Filipions in Hong Kong, most of them work as Maid.

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 1

Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF17-40 4L USM
Place : Yuen Long Main Road (元朗大馬路), Yuen Long, New Territories

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 2

Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon EF17-40 4L USM
Place: Causeway Bay

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 3

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 4

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 5

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 6

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 7

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 8

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 9

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Countdown to New Year 2007 - 10

Countdown to New Year 2007 - 10

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Skyscraper Blues

International Finance Centre Tower 2 : ifc 2

Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS
Place: International Finance Centre Tower 2 (國際金融中心二期), Central, Hong Kong

International Finance Centre (abbr. IFC, branded as "ifc") is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District

A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, it consists of two skyscrapers, the ifc mall, and the 40-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the tallest building in Hong Kong, usurping the place once occupied by Central Plaza. - Quote from wikipedia.

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Monday, December 25, 2006

Dazzling Christmas Tree

Hong Kong WinterFest : Dazzling Christmas Tree

Hong Kong WinterFest: Dazzling Christmas Tree

Equipment: Canon 30D, 24-105mm f/4L IS
Place: Statue Square (皇后像廣場), Central, Hong Kong
Event: Hong Kong WinterFest 2006 (香港繽紛冬日節)
Date: 24 Dec, 2006 to 1 Jan, 2007

Rising 35 metres above Santa's Town, the Dazzling Christmas Tree (千色聖誕樹) will serve as a beacon drawing people from both sides of the harbour to the Hong Kong WinterFest celebrations. It is lavishly decorated with festive garlands and ornaments.

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Sunday, December 24, 2006

Urban Council Centenary Garden

Urban Council Centenary Garden, Tsim Sha Tsui East
Equipment: Canon 30D, Sigma 12 - 24 mm F4.5 - F5.6 EX DG
Place: Urban Council Centenary Garden (市政局百周年紀念公園), Tsim Sha Tsui East

Photo taken during Christmas 2007, the building behind the fountain is East Ocean Centre (東海中心) (left) and New Mandarin Plaza (新文華中心).

The Urban Council Centenary Garden is a public park in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the establishment of the Urban Council. Since the abolishment of the Urban Council in 2000, the park has frequently been called Centenary Garden by the government.

The park is divided into two sites, one in the west near Chatham Road South and another in the east near Mody Road, connected by a pavement corridor between Hilton Towers and Peninsula Centre.

The east half with more space that let organisations hold larger activities like fun fairs. A great fountain occupies its north end. The west half erects six pillars from former Kowloon Station of Tsim Sha Tsui.

Related Link: Merry Christmas 2006, Tsim Sha Tsui East Festive Lighting, Merry Christmas 2005, Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas

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Saturday, December 23, 2006

Merry Christmas 2006

Merry Christmas 2006 : Avenue of Stars
Equipment: Canon 30D, Sigma 12 - 24 mm F4.5 - F5.6 EX DG
Place: Avenue of Stars (星光大道), Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade

May the magic of the season last a charm of joy in your life. Joy to the world
and a world of joy to you!

Wishing You a Merry Christmas!

Related Link: Merry Christmas 2005, Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas

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Friday, December 22, 2006

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice
Camera: Canon 850IS
Place: Fung Shing Restaurant (鳳城酒家)
Address: Shop 116, Whampoa Gourmet Place 1/F, Site 8, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom, Kowloon

In China, Winter Solstice also called Dongzhi, Dung Dzi Festival (冬至) was originally celebrated as an end-of-harvest festival. Today, it is observed with a family reunion over the long night.

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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Tsim Sha Tsui East Festive Lighting

Tsim Sha Tsui East Festive Lighting
Equipment: Canon 30D, Sigma 12 - 24 mm F4.5 - F5.6 EX DG

Place: Tsim Sha Tsui East

Every Christmas, the festive lights of Tsim Sha Tsui East paint colourful pictures of joy across the Hong Kong harbour-side night sky.

The Tsim Sha Tsui Centre and Empire Centre has the largest piece of festive lighting in the world.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Stone Wall Trees

Stone Wall Trees

Camera: Canon 30D

Location: Forbes Street, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong

Filed Under : Nature

Masonry wall trees (石牆樹) refer to trees grown from openings in masonry stone retaining walls. More info here.

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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Cathay Pacific Uniform (1950-1954)

Cathay Pacific Airline Flight Attendant Uniform 1950-1954)
Stock Photo ID: cx-uniform-1950-060812-150415

Event: Cathay Pacific 60th Anniversary SkyShow (國泰翱翔六十載巡迴展)
Equipment: Canon 30D

From 1950 to 1954, still a conservative era, Cathay Pacific Flight Attendant (formerly known as sky girls, air hostesses, stewardesses and stewards) wear this air force grey dress was designed to fall just five inches above the ankle. The stockings, however, featured black seam lines.

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Aqua Fantasia

Aqua Fantasia

Aqua Fantasia

Camera: Canon 30D
Place: Beside the Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui
Filed Under : Events, Places

Aqua Fantasia (「光影水躍」水幕匯演) is a multimedia extravaganza featuring stirring music and colourful images on a transforming water curtain created using the cutting edge technology Aqua Graphic Vision, as pioneered in Asia.

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Bruce Lee Bronze Statue

Bruce Lee bronze statue in Hong Kong

Camera: Canon 30D

Place: Avenue of Stars (星光大道), Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

In 2005, Bruce Lee (李小龍) was remembered in Hong Kong with a bronze statue to mark his sixty-fifth birthday. The bronze statue, unveiled on November 27, 2005, honored Lee as Chinese film's bright star of the century.

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Monday, December 11, 2006

Symphony Under The Stars

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (香港管弦樂團): Symphony Under The Stars (港樂‧星夜‧交響曲)
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (香港管弦樂團) : Symphony Under The Stars (港樂‧星夜‧交響曲)
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-061201-220712.jpg

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (香港管弦樂團) : He/Chen -  Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto , Right: Lu Jia (呂嘉)
He/Chen - Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto
Left: Lu Siqing (呂思清) Right: Lu Jia (呂嘉)
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-061201-213211

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (香港管弦樂團): Overture 1812
Tchaikovsky - Overture 1812
Instead of using real cannon, they use firework instead for visual effect.
Stock Photo ID: hkdigit-061201-221707-01

Place: Hung Hom Ferry Pier (紅磡碼頭)
Event: Symphony Under The Stars (港樂‧星夜‧交響曲)
Date: 1 Dec., 2006
Equipment: Canon 30D, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (香港管弦樂團) is holding a free harbourfront concert under the stars featuring Chinese violinist Lu Siqing (呂思清) performing the Butterfly Lovers(梁祝) Violin Concerto under the baton of renowned Chinese conductor Lu Jia (呂嘉).

Related Links: The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (香港管弦樂團) , Symphony Under The Stars Official Website , 拈 "花" 惹 "草" (Chinese only)

Special thanks for Ms. Connie Law for free tickets.

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Thursday, December 07, 2006

Cathay Pacific Uniform (1946-1950)

Cathay Pacific Airline Flight Attendant Uniform (1946-1950)
Stock Photo ID: cx-uniform-1940-060812-150154

Event: Cathay Pacific 60th Anniversary SkyShow (國泰翱翔六十載巡迴展) / Cathay Pacific Walking on Air – Airline uniforms (「飛躍雲裳」經典制服匯演)
Equipment: Canon 30D

This is Cathay Pacific’s first uniform, inspired by military designs, paired a navy suit with a stylish hat. This fitted jacket-and-skirt look was a familiar sight after the war.

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Tuesday, December 05, 2006

The Swedish Ship Götheborg

The Swedish Ship Götheborg

The Swedish Ship Götheborg

Camera: Canon 30D, 24-105 mm f4 L IS
Location: Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Date: 3 Dec, 2006

Replica of an 18th-century Swedish ship, the Götheborg that ran aground and sank in 1745 as it entered Götteborg Harbour after returning from a two-year voyage to China. The replica berth at Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui from 1 - 3 Dec, 2006.

Related Links: The East Indiaman Götheborg official website , East Indiaman Götheborg Wiki


** Adobe Photoshop enhanced, try to make it like Pirates of the Caribbean poster.

** Photos taken by Hing at the same day same place, but better quality.


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