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Rambler Crest
Rambler Crest () is a housing development on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong, which includes a private housing estate, shopping mall and 3 hotels, namely Rambler Garden Hotel (), Rambler Oasis Hotel () and Winland 800 Hotel (). It was developed by Cheung Kong Holdings. The name Rambler comes from the name of nearby channel, Rambler Channel. The 200 m (656 ft) private swimming pool at Rambler Crest is the longest swimming pool in Hong Kong. Location Rambler Crest was built on the former site of a Mobil oil depot, located on Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi, NT. To the east are Hutchison Telecom Building and Container Terminal No.9. To the northwest are Cheung Ching Estate and Mayfair Gardens. History The site was originally planned for hotel use only, rather than residential use because of its proximity to Container Terminal 9 already owned by Hutchison. However, the development turned out to be a slab block of 3 hotels at the front and 5 additional 40-storey residential blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rambler Crest
Rambler Crest () is a housing development on Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong, which includes a private housing estate, shopping mall and 3 hotels, namely Rambler Garden Hotel (), Rambler Oasis Hotel () and Winland 800 Hotel (). It was developed by Cheung Kong Holdings. The name Rambler comes from the name of nearby channel, Rambler Channel. The 200 m (656 ft) private swimming pool at Rambler Crest is the longest swimming pool in Hong Kong. Location Rambler Crest was built on the former site of a Mobil oil depot, located on Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi, NT. To the east are Hutchison Telecom Building and Container Terminal No.9. To the northwest are Cheung Ching Estate and Mayfair Gardens. History The site was originally planned for hotel use only, rather than residential use because of its proximity to Container Terminal 9 already owned by Hutchison. However, the development turned out to be a slab block of 3 hotels at the front and 5 additional 40-storey residential blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Container Terminal 9
Kwai Tsing Container Terminals is the main port facilities in the reclamation along Rambler Channel between Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It evolved from four berths of Kwai Chung Container Port () completed in the 1970s. It later expanded with two berths in the 1980s. Two additional terminals are added adjoining to Stonecutters Island in the 1990s and was renamed Kwai Chung Container Terminals. In the 2000s, Container Terminal 9 on the Tsing Yi Island was completed and the entire facility was renamed to ''Kwai Tsing Container Terminals''. It has been the eighth-busiest container port in the world since 2019, just after Shanghai, Singapore, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Busan and Qingdao. History The Container Committee was appointed by the Governor Sir David Trench on 12 July 1966 to advise the government on the containerisation revolution in cargo handling. In early 1967 the committee declared that Hong Kong had to build the capacity to handle contai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is Hong Kong's main airport, built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or ''Chek Lap Kok Airport'', to distinguish it from its predecessor, the former Kai Tak International Airport. Having been in commercial operation since 1998, Hong Kong International Airport is one of the largest trans-shipment centres, passenger hubs and gateways for destinations in greater China, Asia and the world. The airport is the world's busiest cargo gateway and one of the world's busiest passenger airports. It is also home to one of the world's largest passenger terminal buildings (the largest when opened in 1998). The airport is operated by the Airport Authority 24 hours a day and is the primary hub for Cathay Pacific (the flag carrier of Hong Kong), Greater Bay Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, HK Express and Air Hong Kong (cargo carrier). The airport is one of the hub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Win Bus
Long Win Bus Company Limited (LWB; ) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It provides bus service between Hong Kong International Airport, North Lantau New Town and the New Territories. It is a subsidiary of Transport International. History Long Win Bus started operations on 22 May 1997 to operate peak-hour services after the opening of the Tsing Ma Bridge. The first route operated by Long Win Bus was route E31 (Tung Chung to Tsuen Wan Pier when newly introduced), served by Volvo Olympians. But later on, Volvo Olympians have been retired from the bus fleet, and were transferred to its parent company, Kowloon Motor Bus. The company's franchise was extended from June 2003 to May 2013. In April 2012, it was extended again until May 2023. In July 2022, it was further extended for another 10 years until 30 April 2033. Services As of December 2017, Long Win Bus operated 30 routes which cover the Airport, Tung Chung, Hong Kong Disneyland and AsiaWorld–Exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes. It is a subsidiary of Transport International. Its slogan is ''Heartbeat of the City'' (Chinese: 城市脈搏) since 2017. Previously, it was ''Moving Forward Every Day'' (Chinese: 九巴服務 日日進步, literally ''KMB service improves every day''), which was introduced in 1985. History KMB was founded on 13 April 1933 as a result of the reformation of public transport by the Hong Kong Government. Before the reformation, there were several independent bus operators working on both sides of Victoria Harbour including KMB. The Hong Kong Government enforces the bus franchises in favour of the franchisees, while it prosecutes the operators of unauthorised private bus services and other types of authorised bus service that pick up or drop off passengers in franchised bus park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwai Fong Station
Kwai Fong () is an elevated railway station on of Hong Kong's MTR system. Opened on 10 May 1982, it is located between and stations. Named after Kwai Fong Estate, a large public housing estate to its northeast, Kwai Fong, the neighbourhood around the station, has become a transit interchange, business centre, as well as the landmark area of Kwai Chung. Since opening, all sorts of road transportation from various places in the Kwai Tsing District have converged here. A shopping centre (Metroplaza) was also built west of the station in the early 1990s. The station also serves those who work in the factories to its east. The tracks north of the station are surrounded by concrete noise barriers to minimise noise pollution for residents living near the railway. History Kwai Fong station was built as part of the Tsuen Wan Extension project, the first extension of the MTR system following its 1979 opening. The new line served to link the Tsuen Wan New Town to Kowloon. It opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsing Yi Station
Tsing Yi is an interchange station of the MTR between the Tung Chung line and Airport Express on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. The station is located between Sunny Bay station and Lai King station on the Tung Chung Line, and between Airport station and Kowloon station on the Airport Express. The livery of the station is dull teal. Tsing Yi station is connected to a major interchange for buses and maxicabs, situated adjacent to the station, which serves as a public transport hub for the New Territories. It is embedded into the Maritime Square shopping centre. History The station, built as part of the Lantau Airport Railway project, was constructed between December 1994 and March 1998 by Japanese contractor Maeda Corporation. Tsing Yi station opened together with the Tung Chung Line on 22nd June, 1998. The Airport Express services commenced at the station two weeks later on 6th July. Location Tsing Yi station is located in the northeastern quarter of the island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Light Bus
The public light bus or minibus is a public transport service in Hong Kong. It uses minibuses to serve areas that standard Hong Kong bus lines cannot reach efficiently. The vehicles are colloquially known by the code-switch ' (Van Jái) literally "van-ette". Depending on the type of vehicle, minibuses carry a maximum of 16 or 19 seated passengers; no standing passengers are allowed. Minibuses typically offer a faster and more efficient transportation solution due to their small size, limited carrying capacity, frequency and diverse range of routes, although they are generally slightly more expensive than standard buses. The popularity of minibus services in Hong Kong can be attributed to Hong Kong's high population density, as well as their ability to navigate narrow and winding roads which standard buses cannot. Overview Minibuses in Hong Kong are licensed either as Green Minibuses (GMBs) or Public Light Buses (PLBs), the former restricted to fixed-fare, fixed-route oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbour Plaza Hotel Management
Harbour Plaza Hotel Management () is a hospitality management company in Hong Kong. It is owned by Cheung Kong Property Holdings. The company currently manages 9 hotels in Hong Kong alone, China and the Bahamas, including Harbour Plaza Resort City, Harbour Plaza North Point, Harbour Plaza Metropolis, Kowloon Hotel and the other two luxury hotels Harbour Grand Hong Kong and Harbour Grand Kowloon in Hong Kong. Others included Harbour Plaza Chongqing in Mainland China, and Our Lucaya in the Bahamas. Hong Kong * Harbour Plaza Resort City, Tin Shui Wai * Harbour Plaza, North Point * Harbour Plaza Metropolis, Hung Hom * Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon * Kowloon Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui * Harbour Grand Hong Kong, Fortress Hill * Harbour Grand Kowloon, Whampoa Garden Whampoa Garden () is the largest private housing estate in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built on the site of the former Whampoa Dockyards by Hutchison Whampoa Property. The urban design o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CK Hutchison Holdings
CK Hutchison Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong-based and Cayman Islands-registered multinational conglomerate corporation. The company was formed in March 2015 through the merger of Cheung Kong Holdings and its main associate company Hutchison Whampoa. It has four core businesses ‐ ports and related services, retail, infrastructure and telecommunications - which operate in over 50 countries, as well as several other investments around the world. Holdings The company owns substantial holdings in businesses across a number of industries. Telecoms The Group’s telecommunications division is a leading global operator and innovator of converged telecommunication and digital services around the world. * CK Hutchison Group Telecom – operates 3-branded mobile telephone networks in Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. * Hutchison Asia Telecom Group – operates mobile telephone networks in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. ** Hutchison Telecommunications Lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayfair Gardens
Mayfair Gardens () is the first private housing estate on Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. It was built by Sun Hung Kai Properties and established between 1982 and 1984. The estate is composed of eight residential buildings, namely Blocks 5 to 12. Estate information * Number of blocks: 8 * The phase that each block belongs to: ** Phase I: Block 6, Block 8, Block 10, Block 11, Block 12 ** Phase II: Block 5, Block 7, Block 9 * Occupation Date: ** Phase I: 1982 ** Phase II: 1984 * The total number of flat:1,912 The original plan of the estate includes block 1-4, however the location of those blocks is too close to the oil depot, so block 1-4 are not built. The original location for block 1-4 becomes the location of the park now, and the original location of the oil depot becomes the location of Rambler Crest today. Location The estate was built on the site of Sai Shan Village. To the east of the estate is Cheung Ching Estate and to the west IVE (Tsing Yi). The estate is surrounded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rambler Plaza (Hong Kong)
Rambler or Ramble may refer to: Places * Rambler, Wyoming * Rambler Channel (藍巴勒海峽), separates Tsing Yi Island and the mainland New Territories in Hong Kong * The Ramble and Lake, Central Park, an area within New York City's Central Park Music * ''Rambler'' (Bill Frisell album), a 1985 album by guitarist Bill Frisell * ''Rambler'' (Gábor Szabó album), a 1973 album by guitarist Gábor Szabó * ''The Rambler'' (album), a 1977 album by Johnny Cash * The Ramblers (band), long-running Dutch jazz ensemble * The Ramblers, one-time backing band of Perry Como (notably on "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes") * The Ramblers, a UK school choir who had a hit single with "The Sparrow" in 1979 Organizations * The Ramblers, a British charity for recreational walkers * Loyola Ramblers, the varsity sports teams of Loyola University Chicago People * RJD2 (born 1976), American producer, singer and musician whose full name is Ramble John "RJ" Krohn * Charles Ramble (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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