Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: Hong Kong and The Matrix

Tony Siu

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 13:20:12 +1200

I would like to ask which part of Hk have you been to come up with sentences like 'cars associated with the rich' and' Chinese tortured their own'

Chris Waugh

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 11:11:04 +1200

I took the train from the airport once, my first time, all the way into Central. Now I just take the bus from the airport. The train is cool, but the bus is way cheaper.

Yes to the ferries. They are much cheaper and much more pleasant transport between Tsimshatsui…

Paul Campbell

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:44:17 +1200

I visit a few times a year at the moment, usually to/from Shenzhen – I like to stay in Kowloon – specifically the Jordan area, not so touristy, great street food, (relatively) cheap tiny hotels.

The subways are great, safe, cheap – to save money only take the airport train…

suziedawson

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 22:40:13 +1200

Correction: the building to which I referred in the article is in fact the International Commerce Centre (the tallest building in Hong Kong), not the Bank of China Tower. Misreading my Lonely Planet guidebook and being a first-time visitor is responsible for the error, my sincere apologies.

Lucy Telfar Barnard

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:40:24 +1200

Cleaner fuels for transport and electricity generation would certainly help, as would limiting density so that wind can swirl around buildings and ventilate the streets

Not just wind – at one housing conference I attended I happened upon a presentation on how to arrange and design tower blocks to improve…

Chris Waugh

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:39:05 +1200

I was in Hong Kong for a few days at the tail end of CNY, i.e. the last few days of February this year. The Bank of China building, I'm pretty sure, was in Central and not Kowloon, where it always has been.... But I put the poor visibility down…

Rich of Observationz

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:54:23 +1200

Suspect it's a bit of both. If we had massive coal fired industry in Wellington, it'd all blow elsewhere. Maybe I shouldn't say this, it'll give Brownlee ideas.

Lucy Telfar Barnard

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:30:53 +1200

I’ve been to Hong Kong a couple of times. I had thought the visibility was mostly a consequence of the weather rather than pollution, though this piece prompted a quick google search and I stand corrected.

Wikipedia says “The pollution comes largely from coal-fired power stations and traffic, although a…

Public Address

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:30:53 +1200

Discussion from blog post.