Hong Kong’s Other Tram: Light Rail in the New Territories

Christopher DewolfFebruary 9, 2022

Essential but unloved, the light rail is a ticket to a whole other side of Hong Kong...

Uncategorized0 Comments731 views 09 min read

Hong Kong’s Train to China: A Brief History of the Kowloon-Canton Railway

Christopher DewolfNovember 7, 2018

As Hong Kong opens its new high-speed rail link to mainland China, we look back at its original cross-border railway....

HistorySmall Stories & Secret StoriesUrbanism0 Comments5731 views 113 min read

Ding Ding Stories: Who is Riding Hong Kong’s Trams?

Zolima CityMagSeptember 3, 2018

Hong Kong's oldest form of transport may not be its fastest, but its daily commuters value it for something else. ...

A Little BreakHeritageInspring ItinerariesInterviewsPeopleSmall Stories & Secret Stories0 Comments1168 views 08 min read

Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: Brain Surgery on a Tram

Gabriella ZanzanainiAugust 24, 2017

For 20 years, Cheung Kwan-ming has worked as an electrician for Hong Kong Tramways, keeping the "brain" of the trams in good working order....

PeoplePortraits0 Comments1003 views 06 min read

In Pictures: The Depot Where Hong Kong’s Historic Trams Are Being Rebuilt by Hand

Christopher DewolfAugust 2, 2017

Inside the Whitty Street Depot, Hong Kong's fleet of unique double-decker trams are being completely rebuilt for a new generation....

HeritageHistorySmall Stories & Secret StoriesUsual Suspects & Landmarks0 Comments2342 views 06 min read

The Kowloon Tramway That Never Was

Christopher DewolfApril 20, 2017

Why aren't there any trams in Kowloon?...

HistoryUrbanism0 Comments4253 views 05 min read

Art Month Installations: Kingsley Ng Turns a Tram Into a Roving Camera Obscura

Sarah KaracsMarch 21, 2017

Kingsley Ng’s mobile artwork uses light to draw attention to what we can’t see in a world of change and cacophony....

ArtInterviewsPeopleVisual Art0 Comments763 views 06 min read

The MTR’s New Look – Community Art on the South Island Line

Christopher DewolfJanuary 4, 2017

The MTR's new South Island Line boasts an art collection – part of the MTR's ongoing effort to give Hong Kong's rapid transit system more personality....

ArtStreet Art0 Comments553 views 06 min read

Slow Hong Kong: The Speedy Minibus

Alice MiquelOctober 20, 2016

Hong Kong's minibuses offer a strange mix of intimacy and speed. ...

CultureHistoryUrbanismWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments1799 views 14 min read

Slow Hong Kong: A Journey by Tram

Alice MiquelJune 20, 2016

A fresh look at Hong Kong's urban poetry ...

A Little BreakHistoryUsual Suspects & LandmarksWhere To Go, To Play, To Rest0 Comments928 views 15 min read

Slow Hong Kong: In the Wake of the Star Ferry

Alice MiquelNovember 19, 2015

A fresh look at Hong Kong's urban poetry...

A Little BreakCulture0 Comments1012 views 05 min read