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 Exploring Abandoned Camp Entangled by Vines Annes, who loves urban exploration, discovers a huge, vine-entangled abandoned camp on an uninhabited island, which can accommodate hundreds of people before being deserted. Hong Kong | 2020 13 Aug 2020  What Next for Historical State Theatre? The State Theatre is a former cinema in North Point, Hong Kong. Concerns were raised in 2015 that it may be demolished in the near future. The building was listed as a Grade I historic building in March 2017 with a distinctive parabolic roof trusses. In October 2019, New World Development, which owns 95 percent of the complex, applied to buy the building with plans to redevelop portions of it. They will “actively consider how to preserve the essence of the former State Theatre.” But the relevant plan has not been announced. The cinema opened in December 1952 as the Empire Theatre, with 1,400 seats. It closed in 1957, and reopened in 1959 as the State Theatre, following extensive renovations. The State Theatre closed in 1997. North Point . Hong Kong | 2020 12 Aug 2020  Gold Rim Swallowtail Butterfly Gold Rim Swallowtail Butterfly, aka Polydamas Swallowtail, with wingspan of 90 to 120 mm (3.5 to 4.7 in) without the tail. The top of the wings are black with a broad submarginal band formed by large yellowish-white spots. The undersides of the forewings have the same pattern Western . Hong Kong | 2020 11 Aug 2020  Hiu-man Waiting for Godot? Hiu-man, an avid urban explorer and photographer, sits down to takes a rest after exploring a massive abandoned camp complex on an uninhabited island. Hong Kong | 2020 10 Aug 2020  Geometric Cubist Wah Sang House of Wah Fu Estate in Aberdeen, seen from the geometric and cubist light well of the government-subsidised public housing. Wah Fu means wealthy Chinese and is home to more than 50,000 residents. It was completed in the 1968 to provide locals with affordable housing with significantly improved social welfare in the wake of the 1967 riots. Wah Fu Estate was the first public housing estate built with a township concept, with infrastructures including schools, grocery stores, restaurants and banks. Wah Fu has Hong Kong's first public library in a housing estate – the second public library after the one at the City Hall. It also has the first elderly home and first car park inside a public housing estate. Aberdeen . Hong Kong | 2020 9 Aug 2020  Sunset over Wah Fu 'Eggette' The waterfront of Waterfall Bay Park at Wah Fu Estate is an ideal place for watching sunset. One feels fabulous as the sun sets with a golden glow while the sea breeze blows gently. At low tide, the coast exposes a spherical rocky bed that looks like the Hong Kong street food "eggette", thus named the "Wah Fu Eggette". It is best to check the tide information before departure, and make sure the tide is below one metre at 17:00 - 19:00. Aberdeen . Hong Kong | 2020 8 Aug 2020  Days of Watching the World Go By As the COVID-19 spreads, a lone girl sits at the Western waterfront and watches the world go by. Western . Hong Kong | 2020 7 Aug 2020  Reflection After the Rain Reflection of the historical Hong Kong Tram with the iconic International Finance Centre (IFC) after the rain. After heavy rain, the wet ground provides a good mirror effect. Sheung Wan . Hong Kong | 2020 6 Aug 2020  Elyse Muses at her Village Home Multi-talented Elyse, a graphic designer, photographer and model, frolics at her new village home in Sam Ka Tsuen at Lei Yue Mun. She tries on her new swimsuit getting ready for the beach. Lei Yue Man . Hong Kong | 2020 5 Aug 2020  Water Lilies Thai lotus flowers and water lilies are blooming at San Tin Farm in Yuen Long, attracting a large number of visitors to take pictures. Fanling . Hong Kong | 2020 4 Aug 2020  Mamaday Hip Cafe in Jordan's Revitalised Chinese Tenement The Mamaday Cafe from Taipei is very popular with its lively style. Following the Causeway Bay and Tsimshatsui branches, a 75-year-old pre-war Chinese tenement building in Jordan was revitalised as MAMADAY Studio. It offers hand brewed coffee, special drinks, delicious desserts and light meals. The new cafe is three stories high. It uses lively murals of different colors to change the gray tones of the old building. To go upstairs, ond has to pass through a luminous colourful staircase corridor. Interesting furnishings and decorations are placed everywhere, which has become a hot spot for many to take pictures. Jordan . Hong Kong | 2020 3 Aug 2020  Most Haunted Abandoned Villa Known as Hong Kong's most haunted abandoned villa, this multi-storey mansion is located in one of the most upscale district on Hong Kong Island. Built before WWII, it is said that the original owner went bankrupt. The second owner died in the house. It is said that seven Catholic nuns were executed here during the Japanese occupation and neighbours regularly complain about peculiar sounds. A woman who lived here in the 70s said she often saw a 'ghost child' with thick matted hair and wearing a white lace nightgown and heard her crying. Hong Kong | 2018 2 Aug 2020  Mansion at 15 Yuk Sau Street The European-style mansion at 15 Yuk Sau Street in Happy Valley was built between 1931 and 1932. The exterior wall is covered with red brick and powder green balconies, giving a European town feel. The four-storey building adopts the classical revival style and is symmetrical. There are full French windows on the second and third floors leading to the balcony, and the garage is on the ground floor. The mansion a typical Edwardian-style building with exterior walls of red bricks and stucco. It belongs to the Ma Kam-chan family of Dah Sing Bank, and was listed as a Grade II historical building by the Antiquities and Monuments Office. Happy Valley . Hong Kong | 2020 1 Aug 2020 Archive: Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2020 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2019 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2018 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2017 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2016 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan 2015 Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb 2014 |
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