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Due to the large population and economic growth in Hong Kong, the building of a tram-way was sanctioned in 1881. In 1903 the construction of a single-track system began which ran from Kennedy Town to Causeway Bay. The route was later extended to Shau Kei Wan. In 1928, new tram-cars with a fully enclosed 'First Class' upper deck were introduced. Approximately 200,000 people use the tram system in Hong Kong each day, which is very small when compared with the 5.2 million who

Hong Kong is one of the biggest financial centres in the world, boasting some of the highest rates of millionaires and billionaires per capita. The Hong Kong welfare system very much favours those who work. For those who can't work or are unable to find work, there is very little in the way of support. The Hong Kong Government estimates that approximately 20% of the population live below the poverty line. It is a common sight in the financial districts to see the elderly a

Initially, ANZAC Day was a mark of respect for those who served and sacrificed their lives in the so called 'Great War' of 1914-1918. This was meant to be the war, as many hoped, to end all wars. During the 1920s, Anzac Day became established as a national day of commemoration for the Australians and New Zealanders who had died during 'The Great War'. Every state in Australia observed some form of public holiday on Anzac Day for the first time in 1927. By the mid-1930s, al

The Chingming Festival, which translates as 'clean and bright' festival, occurs during the third lunar month, which is either April 4th of 5th in the Western calendar. During this festival, Chinese people clean and sweep the graves of their ancestors. It is also a common sight everyday in Hong Kong to see 'Burning Shrines' where joss sticks are burned as an offering to ancestors who have passed into the afterlife. This form of ancestor worship is practiced in both Buddhism

You can't build a concrete jungle without bamboo. #photography #photos #art #hongkong #bamboo

A man in Sheung Wan making tin baking trays from old tin oil drums. His only tools are a hammer and a tape measure. As you can see from the photograph, most of the work is judged from an eye-ball assessment. #streetphotography #hongkong #blacksmith #art #photography #photo #photos #artist

I must have walked past this abandoned building countless times, but I hadn't noticed it before. The only resident for many years seems to have been the cat which is very well camouflaged in this photograph. #streetphotography #hongkong #urban #art