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Tsuen Wan Line Immersed Tube
The Tsuen Wan line of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system includes a dual-tracked, reinforced concrete, immersed tube railway tunnel across Victoria Harbour, connecting Hong Kong Island to Kowloon. History First proposed as early as 1967 in a study commissioned by the Hong Kong government in 1966, , Thomas Telford, 1990, p. 141 it was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuen Wan Line
The Tsuen Wan line is one of the eleven lines of the metro network in Hong Kong's MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map. There are 16 stations on the line. The southern terminus is Central station on Hong Kong Island and the northwestern terminus is Tsuen Wan station in the New Territories. A journey on the entire line takes 35 minutes. As a cross-harbour route that goes through the heart of Kowloon and densely populated Sham Shui Po and Kwai Chung, the line is very heavily travelled. History Construction The Tsuen Wan line was the second of the three original lines of the MTR network. The initial plan for this line is somewhat different from the current line, especially in the names and the construction characteristics of the New Territories section. The original plan envisioned a terminus in a valley further west of the present Tsuen Wan station. That Tsuen Wan West station is different from the current Tsuen Wan West station on the Tuen Ma line, which is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyder Consulting
Hyder Consulting was a multi-national advisory and design consultancy with particular specialisation in the transport, property, utilities and environmental sectors. The firm employed approximately 4,200 people across the UK, Europe, Germany, Middle East, Asia and Australia and had been listed on the London Stock Exchange since October 2002. The name Hyder is the Welsh word for "confidence". In October 2014 it was acquired by Arcadis NV. History Hyder was formed in 1993 when engineering firms Acer Group and Wallace Evans Ltd were acquired by Welsh Water and subsequently merged. Acer Group was itself an internationally recognised consultancy practice formed in 1987 by the merger of John Taylor and Sons (established 1739) and Freeman Fox and Partners (established 1857), and joined in 1991 by Sir Bruce White, Wolfe Barry, and Partners. Hyder Consulting was subsequently acquired by Western Power Distribution, which prompted Hyder's senior management to instigate a management buy-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s In Hong Kong
1980s in Hong Kong marks a period when the territory was known for its wealth and trademark lifestyle. Hong Kong would be recognised internationally for its politics, entertainment and skyrocketing real estate prices. Background After being made a crown colony since 1843, the status of Hong Kong was changed effectively under the ''British Nationality Act 1981'', which came into force on 1 January 1983. The Act renamed all existing British colonies to dependent territories. The renaming did not change how the government operated but it affected the nationality status of Hong Kong's then over 5 million inhabitants, most of whom were to become British Dependent Territory citizens – a status that could no longer be transmitted by descent. Regardless of the competing claims for sovereignty, China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping recognised that Hong Kong, with its free market economy, could not be assimilated into the People's Republic overnight and that any attempt to do so would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tunnels In Hong Kong
This is a list of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong. Road Road tunnels Victoria Harbour crossings Tunnels on Hong Kong Island Tunnels in New Kowloon Tunnels between New Kowloon and the New Territories Tunnels in the New Territories Tunnels under construction or planned Notable underpasses * Pedder Street Underpass * Smithfield Underpass * Salisbury Road Underpass *Chung Cheung Road * Lin Cheung Road Underpass * Man Cheung Street Underpass * Winslow Street Underpass * Chatham Road South-Gilles Avenue South Underpass *Sai Sha Road Ma On Shan Underpass *Sai Sha Road Clear Water Bay Underpass *Tsing Yi Road-Kwai Tsing Bridge Underpass *Yi Pei Chun Road Underpass * Wo Yi Hop Road Underpass * Austin Road West Underpass Road bridges There are about 1300 vehicular bridges in Hong Kong. Other road bridges and viaducts * Banyan Bridge * Bridge on Bowen Road * * Castle Peak Road — New Tai Lam * * Dragon Bridge * Hung Hom Bypass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Harbour Crossings
This article is a list of transport means that cross Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Ferry routes Coral Sea Ferry *Sai Wan Ho - Kwun Tong *Sai Wan Ho - Sam Ka Tsuen Fortune Ferry * Central - Hung Hom * North Point - Kwun Tong Star Ferry * Central - Tsim Sha Tsui * Wan Chai - Tsim Sha Tsui Sun Ferry *North Point - Hung Hom *North Point - Kowloon City Road tunnels * Vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong **Cross-Harbour Tunnel (opened 1972) **Eastern Harbour Crossing (opened 1989) **Western Harbour Crossing (opened 1997) MTR * Tsuen Wan line - between Tsim Sha Tsui and Admiralty stations (opened 1980) * Eastern Harbour Crossing - Tseung Kwan O line - between Yau Tong and Quarry Bay stations (opened 1989 as part of Kwun Tong line between Lam Tin and Quarry Bay) * Immersed tube tunnel carrying Tung Chung line and Airport Express of MTR - between Hong Kong and Kowloon stations (opened 1998) * Sha Tin to Central Link (cross-harbour section) (Contract 1121) - East Rail - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chater Station
Central () is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red but brown on the platforms. The station is the southern terminus of the , a stop on the , and connects to Hong Kong station, which serves the and the . The station was originally named Chater station. It was initially conceived to cater for 330,000 passengers daily and was planned to be long – one of the longest stations in the world. More than 200,000 passengers use this station daily. The longest distance between two exits is approximately 700m. History Early plans Central station was included in the ''Hong Kong Mass Transport Study'', a system proposed in September 1967. Together with Western Market station, it was to serve as an interchange station of the and Island line. In the recommended system, the Tsuen Wan line would end at . The station was originally planned to be located under Des Voeux Road Central between Jubilee Street and Pedder Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel; born 25 December 1936) is a member of the British royal family. Queen Elizabeth II and Alexandra were first cousins through their fathers, King George VI and Prince George, Duke of Kent. Alexandra's mother Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark was also a first cousin of the Queen's husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, making Alexandra both a second cousin and first cousin once removed to King Charles III. Princess Alexandra is the widow of businessman Angus Ogilvy, to whom she was married from 1963 until his death in 2004. At the time of her birth, she was sixth in the line of succession to the British throne; as of September 2022, she is 56th. Early life Princess Alexandra was born on 25 December 1936 at 3 Belgrave Square, London. Her parents were Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, a daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sake
Sake, also spelled saké ( ; also referred to as Japanese rice wine), is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indeed any East Asian rice wine (such as huangjiu and cheongju), is produced by a brewing process more akin to that of beer, where starch is converted into sugars which ferment into alcohol, whereas in wine, alcohol is produced by fermenting sugar that is naturally present in fruit, typically grapes. The brewing process for sake differs from the process for beer, where the conversion from starch to sugar and then from sugar to alcohol occurs in two distinct steps. Like other rice wines, when sake is brewed, these conversions occur simultaneously. The alcohol content differs between sake, wine, and beer; while most beer contains 3–9% ABV, wine generally contains 9–16% ABV, and undiluted sake contains 18–20% ABV (although this is often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment and electronics corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MHI is one of the core companies of the Mitsubishi Group and its automobile division is the predecessor of Mitsubishi Motors. MHI's products include aerospace and automotive components, air conditioners, elevators, forklift trucks, hydraulic equipment, printing machines, missiles, tanks, power systems, ships, aircraft, railway systems, and space launch vehicles. Through its defense-related activities, it is the world's 23rd-largest defense contractor measured by 2011 defense revenues and the largest based in Japan. History In 1857, at the request of the Tokugawa Shogunate, a group of Dutch engineers were invited, including Dutch naval engineer Hendrik Hardes, and began work on the ''Nagasaki Yotetsusho'' 長崎鎔鉄所 , a modern, Western-style foundry and shipyard near the Dutch settlement of Dejima, at Nagasaki. This was renamed ''Naga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsim Sha Tsui Station
Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the . The station, originally opened on 16 December 1979 on the , serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui. East Tsim Sha Tsui station on the , which opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this station by underground pedestrian passages. The two stations serve as an interchange point between the Tsuen Wan and Tuen Ma lines. History The station was built underneath Nathan Road in the late 1970s. The site of Exit A1 was once the vehicular entrance to Kowloon Park, which was relocated to Haiphong Road. The station opened on 16 December 1979 as part of the Modified Initial System. Service was extended southward, across the harbour, on 12 February 1980. Before the Tsuen Wan Extension opened, the single line of the MTR traveled from Central to Kwun Tong (whereas today all northbound trains from Tsim Sha Tsui go to Tsuen Wan). The station concourse was renovated in 1986. Tsim Sha Tsui station was featured in Clifton Ko's 1987 film, ''It's a Mad, Mad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiralty Station (MTR)
Admiralty () is a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) station in Admiralty, Hong Kong. The station's livery is blue and white. Served by the largest number of lines of any MTR station at four: the , the , the , and the , Admiralty is a major interchange station within the MTR network. The station and surrounding area are named after HMS ''Tamar'', once the headquarters of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong. It was built on the former site of the naval dockyards, which were built in 1878 and demolished in the 1970s. The Chinese name, which translates to "gold clock", refers to a clock with gold-coloured numerals and hands that was located on the main building of Wellington Barracks from 1890 to 1962. Between 2011 and 2016, the station underwent major expansion to accommodate two new sets of platforms underneath the original structure to serve two more MTR lines, the and the (part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project). The opened in 2016, while the East Rail line platforms opened on 15 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Harbour Tunnel
The Cross-Harbour Tunnel (abbreviated ''CHT'' or ''XHT'') is the first tunnel in Hong Kong built underwater. It consists of two steel road tunnels each with two lanes constructed using the single shell immersed tube method. It is the earliest of three vehicular harbour crossings in Hong Kong, opened for traffic in 1972. It was constructed under a 30-year private-sector franchise based on a build–operate–transfer model, and the title passed to the Hong Kong government in 1999 upon termination of the franchise. It has become one of the most congested roads in Hong Kong and the world, with 116,753 vehicles passing through it daily in 2013. History The Hong Kong government used the operator model "Build Operate Transfer", or "BOT", for the implementation of the tunnel project; Financing and construction was the responsibility of a private enterprise, which was granted a concession to operate and collect tolls for 30 years. The concession was given to the then Cross-Harbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
