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  THE NEW HONG KONG - DECEMBER 2000 * Part 3 *
CAPTION : West Kowloon is the mainly white area on the west side along the coast marked by the red circle.
West Kowloon stretches along the coast from Victoria Harbour, past Stonecutters Island, which is no longer an island, towards the container port.
This is a shot from the harbourfront promenade near the Cross Harbour Tunnel entrance and the KCR terminal on the Kowloon side.
www.geocities.com /asiaglobe/gallery/kowloon.htm   (1005 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tsim Sha Tsui (MTR)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Kowloon Bay (Chinese: 九龍灣, Jyutping: gau2 lung4 waan1, Pinyin: Jiǔlóngwān) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line.
Kowloon (Traditional Chinese: 九龍; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; pinyin: jiǔ lóng) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Tung Chung Line and the Airport Express.
Tsim Sha Tsui is served by the MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station, on the Tsuen Wan Line.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tsim-Sha-Tsui-%28MTR%29   (2762 words)

  
 hongkong hotels - all hotels in Kowloon
The word Kowloon comes from the Cantonese words "gau lung" meaning "nine dragons" which refers to the eight hills of Kowloon with the ninth being the Emperor.
Whilst Kowloon does not have the colonial trappings that are so evident on Hong Kong Island, it is nonetheless a dynamic area and as ties between Hong Kong and China deepen Kowloon's stature and importance will only increase.
Known for its quiet luxury, the Kowloon Hotel is just a two minute walk to the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station and only a short walk to the Star Ferry terminal and many other tourist attractions.
hk-hotels.com /areas/kowloon.php   (0 words)

  
  MTR - Hong Kong Travel - Travel to China
Construction of the MTR was prompted by a government-commissioned study released in 1967.
MTR Corporation has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits (although the rail lines are profitable themselves); many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes.
The MTR system in general is Easy Accessdisabled-friendly andmdash; the trains have dedicated wheelchair space, the stations have special floor tiles to guide the blind safely on the platforms, and there are extra wide entry/exit gates for wheelchairs to pass through.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/MTR   (3722 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Asia
MTR and Kowloon-Canton, which operates trains in the suburbs and to cities in South China, aim to finish merger talks by Aug. 31, Transport Secretary Sarah Liao told a press conference.
MTR is 76 percent owned by the government compared to 100 percent for Kowloon-Canton Railway.
MTR's shares were suspended this morning pending an announcement on the merger.
quote.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000080&refer=asia&sid=ahs888z4fRW4   (707 words)

  
 hongkong hotels - hong kong taxis & ground transport
During rush hours the MTR often employs extra manpower to manage the overcrowded trains while ferries to outlying islands can be jam packed with home bound commuters as well as holiday makers.
The MTR consists of four interlinked lines covering the north shore of Hong Kong island, east and west Kowloon, and the north shore of Lantau island.
The MTR also connects with the Kowloon Canton Railway, which links to the train connecting Kowloon to the border of China at the Kowloon Tong station.
www.hk-hotels.com /info/transport.php   (2084 words)

  
 Getting Around : Hong Kong
Flag fall is HK$15 in Kowloon and on Hong Kong Island, lower in the New Territories and Lantau Island.
Ferries A plethora of ferries ply the waters of Hong Kong connecting Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the Outlying Islands, Macau and Mainland China.
Most notable of all is the humble but legendary “Star” Ferry service between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island from piers in Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom in Kowloon and Central and Wan Chai on the Island.
www.hotelhongkong.com /getting_around.cfm   (0 words)

  
 Kowloon Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kowloon Bay (九龍灣) is a bay located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.
Administratively, the reclamation of Kowloon Bay and water east of the runway except the airport area is part of Kwun Tong District.
The reclamation is serviced by MTR Kowloon Bay Station on the Kwun Tong Line which is under Telford Plaza, along with many bus routes along Kwun Tong Road.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kowloon_Bay   (527 words)

  
 Kowloon travel guide - Wikitravel
Kowloon (九龍, "nine dragons" in Cantonese) is the peninsula to the north of Hong Kong Island.
Decently located four-star hotel just off the Kowloon waterfront, but it's about 8 minutes on foot to the nearest MTR station and the rooms are not quite as opulent as the lobby.
Accessible through MTR Exit G. From airport to hotel: It takes 20 minutes by the Airport Express Train [8] from the Airport to Kowloon Station.
wikitravel.org /en/Kowloon   (1773 words)

  
 Hong Kong China Tourism: In Kowloon - SideStep
Not far from the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station (take the A1 exit for Kowloon Park), it's easily accessible from Nathan, Haiphong, and Austin roads and is open daily from 6am to midnight, with free admission.
Although it doesn't boast the attractions of the city's other parks, the Kowloon Walled City Park, on Tung Tau Tsuen Road, was designed to re-create the style of a classical Southern Chinese garden, and is the largest such garden outside China.
To reach the park, take the MTR to Lok Fu station and then walk 15 minutes on Junction Road to Tung Tau Tsuen Road; or take bus no. 1 from the Star Ferry in Tsim Sha Tsui to the stop opposite the park.
www.sidestep.com /travel-info-t0078032183-in_kowloon_hong_kong_china   (677 words)

  
 Hong Kong Railway Photographs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A train on the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) approaches Kowloon Bay station, on the Kwun Tong line, on 3 May 1988.
The MTR runs mainly underground, linking Hong Kong Island with Kowloon on the mainland, and has recently been extended to serve the new airport at Chek Lap Kok and Tung Chung on Lantau Island.
The Kowloon - Canton Railway Corporation oparates a frequent suburban service on the line northwards from Kowloon to the border with "mainland" China at Lo Wu.
home.clara.net /johndarm/Worldphots/hongkong.html   (166 words)

  
 Getting Around Hong Kong : MTR/KCR, Star Ferry, Trams and Taxis
Although it is more expensive than the bus or ferry, the MTR is quick, clean, convenient and offers comprehensive coverage.
Key MTR and the KCR lines intersect at several main stations.
You can't say you really know Hong Kong until you have crossed the harbour via the Star Ferry, still the most romantic and inexpensive way to commute, although the journey may take a mere 15 minutes.
www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /gettingaround.htm   (0 words)

  
 The Standard - China's Business Newspaper
In Kowloon East as a whole, the amount of office space is expected to grow 70 percent between now and 2010, making it a match, accommodation-wise, for Tsim Sha Tsui East.
By that time, Kowloon Bay alone will be home to 5.7 million square feet of Grade A premises, said Simon Smith, senior director of research at property consultant Savills.
The Kowloon Bay MTR Station is linked to the MTRC's own Telford Plaza commercial complex, but there are no subterranean walkways to connect it with other buildings.
www.thestandard.com.hk /news_detail.asp?pp_cat=4&art_id=7620&sid=5813500&con_type=1   (1546 words)

  
 Travel - Hong Kong (Useful Information)
Air-conditioned MTR operates from 6:00am to 1:00am, carries more than two million people every day on Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line and Tung Chung Line.
Red colour taxis operate on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, green in the New Territories and the blue on Lantau Island.
Take the MTR (Island Line) back to 5.Causeway Bay and exit into Times Square (one of the busier areas of Hong Kong) where there is a multitude of hotels, shops (including a branch of the famous Lane Crawford), plazas, restaurants and other places of interest.
www.west-meet-east.com /travelhktrans.htm   (1481 words)

  
 Photo Guide to Hong Kong
MTR has a zone based fare system (like that of Washington DC's Metro) so you pay according to how far you are going.
Between Hong Kong and Kowloon are the Star Ferry (which is HK$2.20 on the upper deck, and $1.20 on the commuter's deck), and a few Hoverferry services which are faster, and cost about HK$4.
It works alot like MTR and fares are similar although a bit higher since you are traveling much further in general.
www.photoguide.to /hongkong/transport.html   (726 words)

  
 Hong Kong travel guide - Wikitravel
Kowloon is the peninsula jutting down towards Hong Kong Island.
After arrival, free shuttle buses connecting to major hotels in Kowloon and Central are provided, or you can continue onward by MTR or taxi.
Coaches departs from Kowloon Tong MTR from 7:00 to 18:30 every 15 minuts which costs $20, which is also the cheapest direct coach to Shenzhen.
wikitravel.org /en/Hong_Kong   (12143 words)

  
 Kowloon Tong (MTR) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kowloon Tong Station serves Kowloon Tong and its vicinity, including Yau Yat Tsuen, the Festival Walk shopping centre, the City University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Baptist University.
This was originally designed to allow MTR Metro-Cammell s to be transferred to the Kwun Tong Line when they are unloaded at Hung Hom.
But the track was never built as the MTR decided to use lorries to carry all of its cars to the Kowloon Bay Depot.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kowloon_Tong_(MTR)   (353 words)

  
 Transport Department - Kowloon GMB Routes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Yau Tong MTR Station (Lei Yue Mun Road)
Kowloon Tong (Suffolk Road) Public Transport Interchange(circular) (w.e.f.
Kowloon Tong (Suffolk Road) Public Transport Interchange (w.e.f.
sc.info.gov.hk /gb/www.td.gov.hk/transport_in_hong_kong/public_transport/minibuses/green/kowloon_gmb_routes/index.htm   (644 words)

  
 Hong Kong Travel Guide | LukeTravels.com
Mass Transit Railway or MTR (地下鐵路, literally "underground railway"; usually abbreviated to 地鐵 or 地下鐵) is the main rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong.
Constructed and operated by MTR Corporation Limited, the MTR system is a very popular mode of public transport in Hong Kong, with an average of 2.46 million journeys recorded each day.
There are continuing debates as to how and where to expand the MTR network, including new lines and a possible merger with Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation to create a combined network.
www.luketravels.com /hong-kong/guide.htm   (1251 words)

  
 Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Press Releases
At the southern tip of West Kowloon, the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade was open to the public in September, 2005.
West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade has two entrances, the eastern one at the junction of Austin Road West and Nga Cheung Road, Tsim Sha Tsui and the western one at the Kowloon-side exit of Western Harbour Crossing.
Visitors can also take the MTR to Kowloon Station from where it is a five minutes' walk to the promenade's western entrance.
www.lcsd.gov.hk /en/ppr_release_det.php?pd=20070414&ps=01   (695 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Asia
MTR and Kowloon-Canton have held talks with Hong Kong's government since a 2004 announcement to combine the two companies.
The government is proposing that MTR leases Kowloon-Canton's assets before a full merger takes place, the South China Morning Post said today, citing unidentified people close to the talks.
MTR shares rose 3.6 percent to HK$18.90, their highest closing price since trading began in Hong Kong in October 2000.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=a4R4mC6uhSAo&refer=asia   (466 words)

  
 Hong Kong Hotels and travel Guide with shopping and Hong Kong information
Welcome to a historic Kowloon institution: the stately Peninsula Hong Kong.
Regular connections to Wan Chai and Central are available from the adjacent ferry pier while Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station is just a short complimentary shuttle bus away.
It is within walking distance of the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station, bus terminal and the Star Ferry.
www.hong-kong-hotels.ws   (0 words)

  
 Travel in Hong Kong
The MTR allows one to get around to all major downtown sports; whereas the KCR mainly travels to more remote areas and to the town which next to mainly China.
By Airport Train: Go to MTR Airport Express, which located in the center part of the building on the floor of the Arrival Hall.
By MTR: Proceed to Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station from the hotel (need to walk about 5-10 mins).
www.hkbu.edu.hk /~vwschow/conference/ice-tips.htm   (836 words)

  
 Hong Kong 1998
MTR is similar enough to Washington D.C.'s Metro and San Francisco's BART (or London's Tube) that I know I can use the system.
I ask the concierge where Kowloon Park is, and he gives me a map and points it out -- at the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station on the Kowloon Peninsula.
Kowloon Park has a number of hills, filled with people practicing Tai Chi, meditating, giving their cage birds some air, and jogging on Sunday morning.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/HongKongDL98.html   (10527 words)

  
 Hongkong
Many travellers are confused resulting from the thought that this is the only YMCA here though there are others and their prices are starting at over 500HK$.
This YMCA is a bit more expensive than the Salisbury one but its here where you certainly see less tourists and can experience a bit more of the original Hongkong.
Dont worry-the shopping arcades are still easy to reach and there is a same named MTR station in the neighbourhood.
lobota.tripod.com /hongkong_accomodation.html   (715 words)

  
 City Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The prepaid, rechargeable Octopus travel card, available at Mass Transit Railway (MTR) and Kowloon Canton Railway (KCR) stations, as well as several ferry piers, is accepted by most modes of transport except taxis.
The KCR runs a single line between Kowloon and the Chinese border; a second western route is planned.
Airport buses, which serve Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, take around twice as long as the train, but they cost roughly half and the journey is relaxed and pleasant.
www.businesstravelerusa.com /cityGuides.php?cityID=39   (1889 words)

  
 Electrosonic Customer Profile
The Electrosonic regional office in Hong Kong was contacted in the early months of 2000, to look at an exciting new concept for Dickson Cyber Express, a 21st Century cyber-shopping mall that was to be built in the new Kowloon Express MTR railway station for the Dickson group.
Electrosonic teamed up with the Hong Kong office of architects Gensler, and designers JGA Inc, who are based in Detroit, and who were already working on the concept, to provide the design consultancy for the audiovisual, lighting, IT and control systems for all the displays planned on the site.
Also, as the Cybermall is a public space under the control of the MTR railway company, account had to be taken of MTR’s regulations, including maintaining high ambient lighting conditions.
www.electrosonic.com /view_profile.asp?id=188   (308 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Kowloon at Epinions.com
Kowloon takes a little digging, but is worth the effort.
Kowloon has some of the best food I've ever had and more places to dine than I've ever seen.
To skip Kowloon is to skip out on Hong Kong's other half of life.
www.epinions.com /content_81551986308   (2812 words)

  
 Hong Kong Transportation and Transfer Guide
The MTR is, by far, the most efficient, fastest, cleanest, and smoothest rail transport.
Trains between Kowloon and Guangzhou are fully air-conditioned, but not all are between Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
The most impressive ride by day is aboard a huge, high-speed catamaran between Kowloon and the Bogue port of Nansha, located at the entrance of Zhu Jiang (Pearl River).
www.yourrooms.com /hongkong_hotels/transportation.htm   (1026 words)

  
 Kowloon Hotel Hong Kong from DirectRooms China
Rooms at the Kowloon hotel are well-equipped with high standard facilities.
Drive time from Hong Kong International Airport to the Kowloon Hotel is approximately 45 minutes.
Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station is a few steps from the hotel.
directrooms.com /china/hotels/kowloon-hotel-hong-kong-723.htm   (331 words)

  
 Hong Kong Photo Gallery
One of the catalysts to this is a universal, integrated, and high-tech fare collection system that is usable for many modes of transport.
The government is planning for more land reclamation along the harbourfront and run a subway extension through this area to the Cyberport, a high-tech industrial park under construction further west.
In the background across the harbour is the West Kowloon Reclamation, which was reclaimed from the sea in the 90's as a part of the new Hong Kong International Airport project.
www.globalphotos.org /hk-old.htm   (1061 words)

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