Hong Kong has a highly developed transport network,encompassing both public and private transport. Based on Hong Kong Government's Travel Characteristics Survey,over 90% of daily journeys are on public transport,the highest rate in the world. However,in 2014 the Transport Advisory Committee,which advises the Government on transportation issues,issued a report on the much-worsened congestion problem in Hong Kong and pointed at the excessive growth of private cars during the past 10–15 years.
Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The 2011 Census recorded 5,485 people living in Mui Wo and its environs.
Sha Tau Kok is a closed town in Hong Kong. It is the last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area and is Hong Kong's northernmost town.
Hei Ling Chau,formerly Hayling Chau,is an island of Hong Kong,located east of Silver Mine Bay and Chi Ma Wan of Lantau Island. Administratively,it is part of the Islands District.
Mei Foo Sun Chuen or simply Mei Foo is a large private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok,Kowloon,Hong Kong. Mei Foo Sun Chuen was the first large scale private housing estate in Hong Kong and at the time of completion,the 99-tower complex was considered the largest private housing development in the world,accommodating some 70,000 –80,000 people in 13,500 apartments. It is considered to be one of the world's largest privately financed residential condominium projects.
Ocean Park Hong Kong,commonly known simply as Ocean Park,is an animal theme park in Hong Kong. Covering an area of 91.5 hectares in Wong Chuk Hang,it is the largest theme park by area in Hong Kong,and is also the city's second oldest theme park,after the now-defunct Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park.
The Airport Core Programme was a series of infrastructure projects centred on the new Hong Kong International Airport during the early 1990s. The programme was part of the Port and Airport Development Strategy,commonly known as the Rose Garden Project.
Prisons in Hong Kong are correctional facilities in Hong Kong,which are managed by the Correctional Services Department. Facilities have different purposes. Hong Kong has one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the region.
Lai Chi Kok Bridge is a Hong Kong bridge that carries the Kwai Chung Road,part of Route 5,linking Kowloon to Kwai Chung,New Territories.
Drusillas Park is a small 10-acre (4.0 ha) zoo near to Alfriston,East Sussex,United Kingdom. Its exhibits are targeted towards children between 2 and 12 years old. It attracts between 350,000 and 370,000 visitors per year and until December 2021 was home to the first Hello Kitty-themed attraction in Europe.
Lai Chi Wo is a Hakka village near Sha Tau Kok,in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is described as a "walled village" by some sources. Lai Chi Wo is located within Plover Cove Country Park and near Yan Chau Tong Marine Park.
Nob Hill is a private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok,Kowloon,Hong Kong,located at the former site of Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park,together with Wah Lai Estate and Lai Yan Court. It has three residential blocks and a shopping centre. It was jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings and Far East Hotels and Entertainment in 2002.
An animal theme park,also known as a zoological theme park,is a combination of an amusement park and a zoo,mainly for entertainment,amusement,and commercial purposes. Many animal theme parks combine classic theme park elements,such as themed entertainment and amusement rides,with classic zoo elements such as live animals confined within enclosures for display. Many times,live animals are utilized and featured as part of amusement rides and attractions found at animal theme parks.
Hong Kong's rail network mainly comprises public transport trains operated by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRC). The MTRC operates the metro network of the territory,the commuter rail network connecting the northeastern,northwestern and southwestern New Territories to the urban areas,and a light rail network in northwestern New Territories. The operations of the territory's two leading railway companies,MTRC and the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC),were merged in 2007 on grounds of economies of scale and cost effectiveness. The Hong Kong Government has an explicit stated transport policy of using railways as its transport backbone.
The former Lai Chi Kok Hospital,located at No.800 Castle Peak Road,Lai Chi Kok,Kowloon,was listed as one of the Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong on 24 June 2010. The site has now been transformed into Jao Tsung-I Academy under batch 1 of the Hong Kong Government's revitalisation scheme.
The Hong Kong Observation Wheel is a 60-metre (197-foot) tall Ferris wheel located at the Central Harbourfront,Central,Hong Kong. It has 42 gondolas,including one VIP Gondola with leather seats and a clear glass bottom floor. All gondolas are equipped with air conditioners and communication systems. Each ride includes two to three rotations and takes about 15 minutes. Each gondola seats a maximum of eight people,other than the VIP Gondola,which seats five people.
Lo Wu Correctional Institution is a medium-security prison in Lo Wu,New Territories,Hong Kong which houses adult women prisoners and remands. It is the largest women's prison in Hong Kong.
