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HONG
KONG
ISLAND
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KOWLOON
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NEW
TERRITORIES
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OUTLYING
ISLANDS |
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Sha
Tin
Racecourse
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Ching
Chung
Koon
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Ping
Shan
Heritage
Trail
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Kat
Hing
Wai |
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Lung
Yeuk
Tau
Heritage
Trail
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Sai
Kung
Town I
Mai
Po
Wetlands
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HK
Wetlands |
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Fung
Ying
Seen
Koon
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Lam
Tsuen
Wishing
Trees
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Tai
Fu
Tai
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Tsing
Ma
Bridge |
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 The
magnificent
Tsing
Ma
Bridge,
the
world's
longest
span
suspension
bridge
carrying
both
road
and
rail
traffic,
is
the
key
connection
between
Hong
Kong
and
its
international
airport
on
Lantau
Island.
The
bridge
is
2.2
kilometres
long,
with
the
main
span
measuring
1,377
metres.
The
towers
supporting
the
bridge
are
206
metres
high
with
a
clearance
of
62
metres.
Approximately
49,000
tonnes
of
structural
steel
was
used
in
the
construction
of
the
bridge,
which
cost
HK$7.14
billion
to
build.
This
was
only
5%
of
the
total
cost
of
HK$155.3
billion
for
all
the
Airport
Core
Projects,
acclaimed
as
one
of
the
top
10
construction
projects
of
the
20th
Century
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rivalling
such
projects
as
the
building
of
the
Panama
Canal,
the
Anglo-French
Channel
Tunnel
and
the
Golden
Gate
Bridge |
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The
bridge
consists
of a
six-lane
open
roadway
with
two
railway
lines
and
a
two-lane
road
unclosed
beneath.
If a
particularly
severe
typhoon
strikes
Hong
Kong,
and
the
bridge
has
to
be
closed
to
road
traffic,
the
trains
and
some
road
traffic
can
still
get
back
and
forth
to
the
airport
with
passengers
and
their
luggage. |
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Opened
mid-1997,
this
engineering
marvel
is
now
Hong
Kong's
proud
new
landmark,
massively
imposing
by
day,
and
a
twinkling
network
of
lights
by
night.
The
Lantau
Link
View
Point
and
Visitors'
Centre
north
of
the
bridge
on
Tsing
Yi
provide
excellent
views
of
this
and
two
adjoining
bridges. |
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How
To
Get
There
1.
Green
minibus
308M
from
MTR
Tsing
Yi
Station
Exit
A1.
2.Take
a
taxi
from
MTR
Tsing
Yi
Station
Exit
A1.
Note:
all
airport
buses
cross
Tsing
Ma
and
Kap
Shui
Mun
Bridges. |
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