【Just Hong Kong】2024 Summer Issue

Introduction to this issue: Move for Mobility, mobility is an essential element for every big city to remain viable. Trams, trains, MTRs, buses, minibuses, taxis... there are all kinds of means of transportation, and Hong Kong has one of the highest rates of public transportation use in the world. When you take different means of transportation to "travel through Hong Kong" every day, have you ever thought about the time and mode of transportation that affects our life choices and quality? It also connects the historical changes of Hong Kong over the past century and dominates the community and the city. develop? 2024 is a "anniversary year" for Hong Kong's transportation - the 45th anniversary of the opening of the MTR, more than 100 years of bus service, and the 120th anniversary of the replacement of trams. From the past to the future, how does transportation nurture and promote urban culture and keep Hong Kong moving? Highlights: REmember// Along the way, the evolution of land transportation From sedans, horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws to a new era, trams, trains, buses and subways have gradually taken root in Hong Kong. The pace of the city has accelerated again and again, and transportation facilities are indispensable behind it. Looking back at the development of these land transportations is like retracing the journey to understand how they shaped the face of Hong Kong today. REtrace// memory, as long as a railroad The emergence of the Kowloon-Canton Railway has led Hong Kong into a new era in the 20th century. The stacked memories of the city are as long as the endless train tracks, with rows of steam or diesel trucks, faded carriage seats, and remodeled stations one by one, and then from KCR to MTR. At this time At this moment, they have become lasting memories. REconnect// Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront: Hong Kong’s sea, land and air transportation hub When it comes to transportation, Tsim Sha Tsui is absolutely indispensable as the center of Hong Kong for a century. Historian Cai Sixing summarizes how Tsim Sha Tsui became a hub for maritime and land transportation after the opening of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, which led to the brilliance and subsequent transformation of this place. REvisit// Time Travel, King of the Road Although the city has undergone numerous reconstructions or expansions, the importance of some roads and routes has remained unchanged. Two photographers, Chen Jie and Lin Xiaomin, took a ride on the century-old Hong Kong Island tram line and the No. 1 bus, which was opened before the war and shuttled between major streets such as Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road in Kowloon, to relive two local tram lines. The oldest public transport routes and search for changes and changes along the way. REmode// Between Guanyong and Austin, where is Jordan? District 18 is divided into "Yau Tsim Mong", and Jordan is between "Yau" and "Tsim Mong", seemingly an inconspicuous place. From the military zone at the beginning of the 20th century, Nathan Road began to become prosperous and lively in the 1930s; in the 1960s, the Pak Man House community emerged adjacent to the Jordan Road Pier; to the completion of the MTR, which marked the 1980s. From the shopping mall-style Hengfeng Center to the new high-speed rail community that emerged after the West Kowloon reclamation in the past two decades... there are actually too many stories in Jordan to tell. REtell// The Metaphors of… Tram/ Metro/ Taxi/ Minibus Various means of transportation, including trams, subways, taxis and minibuses, often appear in different types of local creations. They not only become part of the storyline or creative theme, but also entrust certain values to reflect Hong Kong. The unique urban atmosphere of a certain era has even become a symbol and metaphor of the city’s identity. REtreat// Lantau Highway No. 1 bus, island tour scenery Because of the construction of Shek Pik Reservoir, Lantau Island had its first road, South Lantau Road, and along with the road came the bus service. Photographer Kevin Leung took the No. 1 bus from Mui Wo to Tai O and passed through several major areas on Lantau Island, focusing on the scenery in the blank spaces of the city. Other exciting content: REcap// Transcend…… the Terminus Tsim Sha Tsui & Hung Hom There are examples of stations driving the development of new areas/communities in different eras. Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom have already demonstrated how transportation planning has changed the appearance of a region over the past century. Photographer Jeremy Cheung roamed this area with his camera, capturing how different traffic areas are connected to the lives of Hong Kong people. REcall// I go to school by bus Taking the bus is never just taking the bus KMB Route 1 has been running for nearly a century. Nathan Road and Kowloon City have gone through several changes. However, for a group of people who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s, when they were young, they took the bus from Yau Ma Tei to Kowloon City to go to school. Cinemas, department stores, Kaili The De Airport is still vivid in my mind, like a big adventure in life. REmote// Light Rail – Driving through the Northwest Taking the Light Rail from Tuen Mun to Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai is almost as long as the entire tram route. It passes through three new towns along the way and covers the lives of 900,000 people. The scenery is naturally not the same. Jumping on the train, you will also see the face of the Northwest through the window. REimagine// ideal street space In addition to being a place for people and cars to pass, streets are also where we live our daily lives. Two members of "Street Change", a group that focuses on local street design, drew on foreign experience to imagine that Hong Kong's streets and communities, in addition to being car-centric, could also have a humane side. ISBN: 978-988-74818-3-6 Pricing: HK$160 Printing and production location: Hong Kong Publication date: end of July Online store spring issue exclusive treatment The book comes with old double-decker bus stickers (a set of six types) The first bus company in Hong Kong was established in the 1920s, and introduced the first double-decker bus as early as 1949. Since then, it has not only become one of the cities with the largest number of double-decker buses in the world, but KMB and the former CMB have also introduced services to the British Customize different bus styles. A set of six double-decker bus stickers from the post-war 1950s to the 1980s, allowing people to relive the days when red and blue buses plied the Hong Kong and Kowloon roads. (Limited quantity, while supplies last)