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Beautiful China.

Climate of Hong Kong
Hong Kong's climate is sub-tropical, tending towards temperate for nearly half the year. During November and December there are pleasant breezes, plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures. Many people regard these as the best months of the year. January and February are cloudier, with occasional cold fronts followed by dry northerly winds. It is not uncommon for temperatures to drop below 10 癈 in urban areas. The lowest temperature recorded at the Observatory is 0 癈 , although sub-zero temperatures and frost occur at times on high ground and in the New Territories.

March and April can also be very pleasant although there are occasional spells of high humidity. Fog and drizzle can be particularly troublesome on high ground which is exposed to the southeast, and air traffic and ferry services are occasionally disrupted because of reduced visibility.

May to August are hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms, particularly during the mornings. Afternoon temperatures often exceed 31 癈 whereas at night, temperatures generally remain around 26 癈 with high humidity. There is usually a fine dry spell in July which may possibly last for one to two weeks, or for even longer in some years.

September is the month during which Hong Kong is most likely to be affected by tropical cyclones, although gales are not unusual at any time between May and November. On average, about 30 tropical cyclones form in the western North Pacific or China Seas every year, and about half of them reach typhoon strength (maximum winds of 118 kilometres per hour or more).

When a tropical cyclone is about 700 to 1000 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong, the weather is usually fine and exceptionally

2009-4-29 02:03 PM

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Yep, I like good ole Honkers, great party place too. I first visited there in 1989 to attend my penfriends 21st birthday.

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South China - Hong Kong

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The Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong. It is the world's seventh-longest span suspension bridge. The bridge was named after two of the islands at its ends, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan . It has two decks and carries both road and rail traffic, which also makes it the largest suspension bridge of this type. The bridge has a main span of 1,377 metres (4,518 ft) and a height of 206 metres (676 ft). The span is the largest of all bridges in the world carrying rail traffic.

The 41 metres (135 ft) wide bridge deck carries six lanes of automobile traffic, with three lanes in each direction. The lower level contains two rail tracks. There are also two sheltered carriageways on the lower deck for maintenance access and as backup for traffic when particularly severe typhoons strike Hong Kong. Though road traffic would need to be closed in that case, trains could still get through in either direction.

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Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

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Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.

The airport opened for commercial operations in 1998, replacing Kai Tak, and is an important regional trans-shipment centre, passenger hub and gateway for destinations in Mainland China and the rest of Asia. Despite a relatively short history, Hong Kong International Airport has won seven Skytrax World Airport Awards in just ten years.

HKIA also operates one of the world's largest passenger terminal buildings and operates twenty-four hours a day. It is one of the world's busiest airports, especially in terms of international passengers, and also the second busiest airport in the world in terms of cargo movements. In 2008, HKIA handled 48.6 million passengers and 3.63 million tons of cargo. It is the primary hub for Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, Hong Kong Express Airways, Hong Kong Airlines, Air Hong Kong (cargo) and Asia Jet (private).

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Hong Kong has been called the "Pearl of the Orient", a fine reputation in the world as a beautiful port city. Here's the sky blue sea, beautiful mountains, beautiful natural scenery. Hong Kong's port location, superb natural harbour and good modern infrastructures really makes Hong Kong live up to its reputation as "Pearl of the Orient"

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Hong Kong Disneyland.

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Hong Kong - delicious Dim Sum.

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Hong Kong - New Territories.

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I agree, Hong Kong is impressive.

It was amazing what the people of Hong Kong were able to create thanks to a century of British administration.
And that Lippo building, wasn't that originally built for Australian businessman Alan Bond.
The design is intended to represent Koalas climbing a tree.

2009-4-29 04:21 PM

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Reply #259 emucentral's post

What's Lippo? A knock off of Zippo? Some kinda lip gloss, what....the mind boggles dunnit!

2009-4-29 04:35 PM

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QUOTE:

Originally posted by exportedkiwi at 2009-4-29 17:35
What's Lippo? A knock off of Zippo? Some kinda lip gloss, what....the mind boggles dunnit!

Not 100% sure but believe it's an Indonesian Bank.

2009-4-29 04:41 PM

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