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 Comments872 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 Comments6043 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 Comments1200 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 Comments1022 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 Comments2407 views 06 min read

Waterworld: A Short History of Ferries, Kaitos and Walla-Wallas in Hong Kong

Christopher DewolfJune 1, 2017

Hong Kong has gotten around by ferry for more than a hundred years – but for how much longer?...

HistorySmall Stories & Secret Stories0 Comments3152 views 08 min read

The Kowloon Tramway That Never Was

Christopher DewolfApril 20, 2017

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

HistoryUrbanism0 Comments4315 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 Comments776 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 Comments560 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 Comments1908 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 Comments945 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 Comments1044 views 05 min read