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The Hong Kong Observation Wheel (abbr. HKOW) is a 60-metre (197-foot) tall [1] Ferris wheel located at the Central Harbourfront, Central, Hong Kong. [2] 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.
The Observatory was established on 2 March 1883 as the Hong Kong Observatory by Sir George Bowen, the 9th Governor of Hong Kong, with William Doberck (1852–1941) as its first director. Early operations included meteorological and magnetic observations, a time service based on astronomical observations and a tropical cyclone warning service.
Lunch, visit the Cheung Chau Beach Weather Station (Hong Kong Observatory director, Mr Shum Chi-ming, joined the lunch event) 28: 22 September 2012: Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters: Seminar with the Hong Kong Observatory director, Mr Shum Chi-ming 27: 12 August 2012: Mongkok: Tea 26: 16 September 2007: Lamma Island: Outing and visit to wind ...
The cost for the whole project was estimated at over HK$200 billion, and the Chinese Government was concerned about its impact on the financial reserve of the future Hong Kong SAR Government. Several changes were made to the plan, including the shortening in distance of the two main towers of the Tsing Ma Bridge [ 1 ] and the construction of ...
Hong Kong has similar official five-level definition warning signals, which use descriptions of winds taken from the Beaufort Scale. The Hong Kong levels, however, do not correspond to the Beaufort Scale, which has 12 levels. The lowest level of the Hong Kong system No. 1 does not correspond to any wind strength. Instead, it is an alert based ...
Ngong Ping 360 (Chinese: 昂坪360; Jyutping: ngong4 ping4 saam1 luk6 ling4, Cantonese) is a bicable gondola lift on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Intended to improve tourism to the area, the aerial lift was previously known as Tung Chung Cable Car Project before acquiring the Ngong Ping 360 brand in April 2005.
Observatory Road is located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of the Kowloon Peninsula [1] and is about 200 metres in length. Despite its relatively short length, however, it is a significant historical area especially since some buildings from the old era still stand alongside the newer imposing structures of modern Kowloon.
The International Finance Centre (abbreviated as IFC) is a skyscraper and integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.. A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, IFC consists of two skyscrapers (1 IFC and 2 IFC), the IFC mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, respectively. 2 IFC is the second-tallest building in Hong Kong at a height of ...