Hong Kong Victoria Park Football Field

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Hong Kong : 26 June, 2008 - The Soccer Pitches at Hong Kong Victoria Park were fully wet after heavy rain bring by Typhoon Fengshen (颱風 風神) .

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Circular Footbridge at Yee Wo Street

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Hong Kong: 26 June, 2008 - Although Typhoon Fengshen (颱風 風神) leave Hong kong yesterday, it still bring heavy rain and cuase flooding at the circular footbridge across Yee Wo Street and Pennington Street.

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Typhoon Fengshen

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Hong Kong - 25 June,2008 : Fengsheng (颱風 風神)has brought torrental rain to Hong Kong and caused minor flooding. Trash cans, trees, street signs, scaffoldings, and hung-up advertisments collapsed. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No. 8 Gale or Storm signal at 10:45 p.m. on June 24, 2008. As it has gradually weakened while making landfall, the maximum winds were at about 86 km/h. Fengshen has also caused lanslides and thunderstorms. The wind has brought severe damage and is strongly wrecking the city. The Strong Wind Signal No.3 was hoisted at 11:15 a.m., June 25, 2008.


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Photo Taken outside Shun Tak Centre (信德中心), Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

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Frederick Ma Si-hang Resigned

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Hong Kong : 24 June, 2008 - The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr. Frederick Ma Si-hang (馬時亨), has resigned. Mr. Frederick Ma said in a statement that he had developed brain tumours.

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Tai Lam Tunnel Interchange

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Hong Kong : 17 June, 2008 - Weather Forecast Issued at 21:45 HKT

Heavy Rain

An active trough of low pressure is bringing thundery showers to the south China coastal areas. Up to 7 p.m., more than 50 millimetres of rainfall were generally recorded over the territory, whereas more than 100 millimetres of rainfall were recorded over Hong Kong Island and the eastern part of the New Territories.

Location : Tai Lam Tunnel Interchange, Yuen Long, New Territories


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Iron Shirt Shaolin Kung Fu

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Hong Kong: 2 Dec., 2007 - The students who learn martial arts from Shaolin Monastery perform Iron Shirt (鐵布衫) during Asia Ethnic Cultural Performances 20077. Iron Shirt is a form of hard style martial art exercise for protecting the human body from impacts in a fight.

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Iron Head Shaolin Kung Fu

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Hong Kong: 2 Dec., 2007 - The students who learn martial arts from Shaolin Monastery perform Kung Fu Iron Head skill (少林 鐵頭功) during Asia Ethnic Cultural Performances 2007 event.

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Christina Chan join June 4th candlelight vigil

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Hong Kong: 4 June, 2008 - Hong Kong University Student Christina Chan Hau-man (陳巧文) giving out leaflets at Causeway Bay before the 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre candlelight vigil at Victoria Park.

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Contemporary Terracotta Warriors

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Hong Kong: Yue Minjun (岳敏君) thirteen pieces of Contemporary Terracotta Warriors sculpture series exhibit at Open Piazza, Times Square, Hong Kong from 27 May to 15 June,2008. Free Admission from 10:00am to 10:00pm.

Yue Minjun (born 1962, Heilongjiang Province, China) is a contemporary Chinese artist based in Beijing, China. He is best known for oil paintings depicting himself in various settings, frozen in laughter. He has also reproduced this signature image in sculpture, watercolor and prints.

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Goddess of Democracy

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The Goddess of Democracy (民主女神)was a 10-meter-tall (33 ft) statue created during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. She had stood for only five days before being destroyed by soldiers of the People's Liberation Army in the assault on Tiananmen that would end the Democracy Movement.

This is a replica erected at a vigil attended in Victoria Park, Hong Kong since June 4, 1996.

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19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre

Date: 4 June, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Place: The football fields in Victoria Park (Google Map)
Event: 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre (第19周年六四燭光晚會)
Equipment Used: Camera: Canon 40D, Len: Canon 24-105mm 4.0 L

Hong Kong: 4 June 2008 - More than 48,000 Hong Kong people full up about 6 football filed join candlelight vigil to remember June fourth massacre in Beijing 19 year ago.



4 June,1989 People’s Liberation Army had killed civilians at Tiananmen square with troops and tanks, killing thousands to quell a "counterrevolutionary rebellion" or later called it the "1989 political storm" .


Light up the candle for the death of the Tiananmen Square massacre


Kids will teach what happen 19 years ago.


Teenager will learn what happen.






Let the Candle Burn. The flame in people's hearts will not die, people will not forget and history will not just disappear.

"Don't forget June 4 ..."


Don't want to say again, but see you next year.




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Red Rain

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Hong Kong: 3 June, 2008 - A trough of low pressure is bringing thundery showers to the south China coastal areas and the northern part of the South China Sea. Locally, thundery showers in the evening brought more than 30 millimetres of rainfall to most parts of Hong Kong.

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Pouring Rain

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Hong Kong: 3 June, 2008 - A trough of low pressure is bringing thundery showers to the south China coastal areas and the northern part of the South China Sea. Locally, thundery showers in the evening brought more than 30 millimetres of rainfall to most parts of Hong Kong.

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Peak Tramways Company Limited

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The Peak Tram is owned and operated by the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels group (HSH), the owner of Hong Kong's famous Peninsula Hotel along with many other properties. The line, along with HSH's Peak Tower leisure complex at the line's summit, is promoted using the brand The Peak.

Address : No. 1 Lugard Road, The Peak, Hong Kong
Tel no. : +852 28497654
Fax no. : +852 28496237
Email : info@thepeak.com.hk
Website : http:// www.thepeak.com.hk

Year of establishment : 1888

Year of last refurbishment : 2007

Nearest MTR Station :Central

How to get there : Take the MTR to Central and make your way to the J2 exit of the Central MTR station. Turn right, through Chater Garden, cross Queen's Road Central and make your way up Garden Road. You will pass the Bank of China Tower and Citibank Plaza on your left and St John's Cathedral on your right before arriving at the terminus, which is to your left.

Company Profile : The Peak Tram is one of the world's oldest and most famous funicular railways. Opened in May 1888, it has made daily journeys connecting Hong Kong's Central business district to The Peak ever since. The double reversible funicular railway, as it is technically known, rises from 28m to 396m above sea level along a 1.4 km track with a gradient of between 4 to 27 degrees. Among Hong Kong's most popular tourist attractions, it terminates at the new Peak Tower shopping and entertainment complex - and one of the world's greatest panoramic views – the Sky Terrace.

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The Peak Tram (1989)

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Peak Tram began service in its present form in 1989 following a HK$60-million overhaul to upgrade it to a microprocessor-controlled electric drive system. Governor Sir David Wilson officiated at the reopening on September 20, 1989.

• Length: 1364 metres
• Height: 368 metres
• Maximum Steepness: 48%
• Track Gradient: 4 ~ 27 degrees
• Cars: 2 2-car train sets
• Capacity: 120 passengers per train set
• Configuration: Single track with passing loop
• Journey time: 4.9 minutes
• Maximum speed: 6 metres per second
• Track gauge: 4'11.85" foot (1520 mm)
• Traction: Electricity
  

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The Peak Tram (1959 -1989)

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A 62-seat, lightweight all-metal tramcar was introduced in 1959. Its operate until 1989.

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The Peak Tram 120th Anniversary

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Hong Kong : 30 May - To mark Peak Tram 120th Birthday, The Peak Tramways Company, Limited charging only HK$0.3 for a round-trip on 30 May, 2008 - the same fare in 1888 .


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Thousands of visitors queuing outside the Garden Road Peak Tram Station in Central. Some of them have waiting up to 5 hours before get on the Peak Tram.


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Two models dressed in period attire will take passengers back to 1888.

If you miss this special offer, no problem, now follow me for a ride.


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Peak Tram Operator

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Hong Kong : 30 May - To mark Peak Tram 120th Birthday, The Peak Tramways Company, Limited charging only HK$0.3 for a round-trip n 30 May, 2008 - the same fare in 1888 . Thousands of visitors queuing outside the Garden Road Peak Tram Station in Central. Some of them have waiting up to 5 hours before get on the Peak Tram.

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HK$0.3 Peak Tram Round Trip Ticket

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Hong Kong : 30 May - To mark Peak Tram 120th Birthday, The Peak Tramways Company, Limited charging only HK$0.3 for a round-trip on 30 May, 2008 - the same fare in 1888 . Thousands of visitors queuing outside the Garden Road Peak Tram Station in Central. Some of them have waiting up to 5 hours before get on the Peak Tram.

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Period Attire

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Hong Kong : 30 May - To mark Peak Tram 120th Birthday, The Peak Tramways Company, Limited charging only HK$0.3 for a round-trip n 30 May, 2008 - the same fare in 1888 . Thousands of visitors queuing outside the Garden Road Peak Tram Station in Central. Some of them have waiting up to 5 hours before get on the Peak Tram.

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