Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2005 (edited) I was in HK for meetings and stayed there for about 28hours. Here are some highlights. Air Macau A321 with East Asia games (recent event) A local airline A320 Near CI's hangar Simple meal for a short hop to HK. Better than CX, which serves sandwiches. KA's standard inflight drink, however, is not a prudent choice because bean-based drink/food is not suitable for a reduced-pressure environment. We floated for a while along the Rwy before the engine noise picked-up and the a/c started climbing up again. Missed approach due to "unusual wind conditions". We climbed up and circled out (see red loop) to the sea before attempting another approach. HK island skyline, most notably Island Shangri-La, Bank of China, Two IFC tower. Two IFC, designed by same guy who designed Petronas and Haneda's T2. Two IFC is where they print HK money. HK Convention Exhibition Centre, shaped like a boat. Lots of natural light. Glass panels also doubles as LED lighting for the light & laser show every night. Harborfront view. HK CEC Edited November 12, 2005 by Denny Yen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2005 Nice photos bro. Especially loved the night shots! That phaellic looking building is extremely beautiful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted November 12, 2005 Cool pix theree! Denny! Agree with Imran, the biulding are so beautiful and 'extremely huge' in night..maybe eye illusion..ncie shots! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted November 12, 2005 Denny, Gorgeous photographic trip-report !!! Thanks for sharing...now you know, I really wanna visit HKG as well as KUL: many "rare" airlines for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibrahim 0 Report post Posted November 13, 2005 Wahh.. Fly On DragonAir.. First time I see the TransAsia Air livery. Love China Airlines also.. Nice Trip Report Bro.. realy Love Hong Kong.. with those massive modern structure.. it realy great City Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted November 13, 2005 Denny, thanks for the photo. In fact, my brother's apartment is not too far away from the Convention Centre at Wanchai. Some local describe the Convention Centre bears resemblance to the Chinese turtle symbolising life and long age. Meaning HK has many years of attraction to come after 1997. Some people said it looks like the shape of a bird taking flight too. The IFC Towers, the tall one is currently the 4th or 5th tallest in the world, after Taipei 101 (1st) , Petronas Towers (2nd and 3rd), Sears Tower (4th) and IFC (5th) bears the shape of a Braun shaver I reckon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denny Yen 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2005 Ground-breaking ceremony took place Wednesday last week for a new tower which will be taller than Two IFC. It will be built on Kowloon overlooking the IFC. I saw the design, it looks thin and wide...looks similar to iPod Nano. As for the old Kai Tak airport, the rwy will be widened a lilttle bit. It will be ransformed into a docking area for large-sized cruise ships on both sides of the rwy. The middle of the rwy will have a rectangular-shaped public park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Idham 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2005 Wooaahhh, Hong Kong really nice wan la.... errmm, Muslim's food got aa ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted November 14, 2005 To your suprise, there is a few mosque around HK..... One is at Tsim Sha Tsui just outside of Nathan Road. Saw people gathered there and wait for the sun to set and then start their feast of the day. Saw a lot of Indonesian (mostly labourer) and Pakistan patrons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted November 14, 2005 Nice photos, Danny. It seems there was a heavy fog in the airport. Your night photos are even clearer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TK 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2005 HKG........miss approach, or go-around.....sound normal. terrible wind there...not sometimes, most of the times!!! its an island, airport build next to a hill size bigger than a penang hill... the effect of such windy conditions.....i hate it!!!! nice one denny....never take soy milk inflight...try and Fart........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2005 HKG........miss approach, or go-around.....sound normal. terrible wind there...not sometimes, most of the times!!! its an island, airport build next to a hill size bigger than a penang hill... the effect of such windy conditions.....i hate it!!!! nice one denny....never take soy milk inflight...try and Fart........ 14881[/snapback] ooh TK..I think the weather there is a bit crazy too..last time when we touched down there..cant see anything outside but knew that aircraft is descending very fast..then 'Goommmmmm!' touched down! Really exciting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
