Peak tram


Peak tram Victoria Peak
	This tram is actually a cable-hauled funicular railway operated from Garden Road in Central to Victoria Gap. It is a 1.4 kilometer line which began operation in 1888. Although mainly a tourist attraction, there are several communters who live on the Peak and use it. Over 8,000 passengers ride it daily.

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Resettlement estate shop
Shek Pai Wan, Hong Kong Island

Small shops have located in the bottoms of the resettlement buildings. All conveniences are available.

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Roadside squatter shacks
Aberdeen

People crowded together along the road in Aberdeen. Squatters make use of any space available. Often in urban areas they can pirate electricity and water. This type of area, since it is so visible, is being cleared as quickly as suitable housing is available.

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Rural Chinese home
Zhongshan County, Pearl River Delta

Farmer's thatched hut adjacent to rice fields in Pearl River delta.

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Rural toilet
Lantau Island

Outhouse

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Sai Wan Ho estates
Sai Wan Ho, near Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong Island

New housing has arisen on reclaimed land opposite the airport. In the 1950s the Hong Kong government responded to the burgeoning population that was resulting from Chinese emigration. Housing that is for all economic levels is being built as rapidly as possible.

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Saltwater pumping station
Tuen Mun New Town, Castle Peak Bay, New Territories

This salt water pumping station was under construction in 1982. One of Hong Kong's major problems is the lack of fresh water. As new towns are built and the need for additional fresh water arises, pumping stations, such as this, are constructed. Since it is salt water,it is used primarily for toilet flushing and fire fighting.

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Sampan garbage pickup
Aberdeen Harbour

Door-to-door garbage pickup provides some boat dwellers with work. Despite the pickup, much garbage makes its way into the harbour. Five typhoon harbours have been set up with garbage pickupsÑsome 35 tons of bagged refuse was collected weekly.

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Sampan hawker
Aberdeen Harbour

Many women living in the typhoon shelter support themselves by hawking goods. Because of the water environment, some goods are transported boat-to-boat by women in sampans, rather than in the traditional way with goods hanging from poles.

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Shiqi canal
Shiqi Town, Zhongshan County, China

Water transport is especially important in the Pearl RIver delta. Barges ply the river with goods. Businesses abut the river while restaurants overlook it. The river is even used for washing some of the dishes used in the restaurants (and now I know why I got so sick after eating there.)

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Shopping by boat
Aberdeen Harbour

Door-to-door vending. Note garbage in water. All sewage is discharged overboard, and that which is not picked up by the garbage scows probably ends up in the harbour as well.

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Shoreline squatter homes
Tuen Mun, Castle Peak Bay

Many Hong Kong residents live along shores over the water. Their homes are built from anything availableÑincluding old boat parts. As the new towns are expanded and more land is reclaimed from the sea, these dwellers will be relocated into resettlement estates and their homes destroyed.

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Sidewalk altar
Tuen Mun New Town, Castle Peak Bay

Frequently offerings such as this are found along walkways. The deities honored tend to be Buddhist in origin.

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Sidewalk well
Aberdeen

Covered well (lid up) along the sidewalk.

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Squatter home interior
Aberdeen shore

This is the interior of a squatter hut located near the harbour. They are extremely susceptible to fires and the government is trying to resettle these people in the estates.

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Squatter walkway
Aberdeen shore

Walkway through some squatter huts.

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Squatter water source
Aberdeen

Water availability for land squatters and boat dwellers often comes from a community faucet such as this. Much of Hong Kong's water still comes from China, although storage reservoirs are being constructed. During times of drought the hours that water is available are cut drastically.

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Street market
Victoria

Narrow, crowded streets with storefront shops and homes above are common in urban Hong Kong.

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Sun Yat Sen's garden
Cuiheng, Guangzhou

This potted garden is in the courtyard of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's residence. It is in the village where he was born in 1866. Dr. Sun studied medicine in Hong Kong and returned, on occasion, to this village where he ministered to the sick. After the fall of the dynastic system in 1911, Dr. Sun was president protempore for a year.

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Tourist junk
Hong Kong Harbour

This sailing junk is supposedly under hire by the Hong Kong Tourist Association for the benefit of tourists. I have yet to confirm this, however it just seemed to sail back and forth across the harbour every day while I was in Hong Kong.

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Tuen Mun new town
Tuen Mun, Castle Peak Bay

Many resettlement estates are being located in the New Territories where new towns are being built. There is an effort to decongest Kowloon and Victoria. This area is Tuen Mun new town located at Castle Peak Bay.

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University of Hong Kong
Victoria, Hong Kong

Hong Kong University campus is located in the central business district of Victoria.

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Urban squatter huts
Aberdeen

All materials are used by squatters to construct living areas.

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Urban street scene
Victoria Central

Hong Kong is not immune to traffic congestion.

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Vehicular traffic
Central Victoria

This slide depicts the various means of vehicular transportation available. The minibus is licensed to carry 16 seated passengers. Taxis are also prevalent in Hong Kong. There are over 14,000 taxis operating in the urban areas. Nearly 200,000 cars are registered in Hong Kong. Hong Kong may also have the highest ratio of Rolls Royces per capita than any other area.

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Victoria construction
Victoria

Despite the impending takeover of Hong Kong by China in 1997, building has been booming. New foundations for a highrise in central Victoria are visible in this slide. In the last decade numerous buildings, including the 70-storey Bank of China headquarters designed by I.M. Pei, have gone up.

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Victoria's central district
Central DIstrict, VIctoria

All the appearances of a thriving, modern urban center.

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Women transporters
Silvermine Bay, Lantau

Much is transported by the pole and basket method still.