BOOK: The Tramways of Hong Kong- A history in pictures Greeting Cards Plane banners soar over sunbathing

Plane banners soar over sunbathing and canoodling beachgoers on Repulse Bay Beach

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Raise a bottle of Hong Kong beer to someone wonderful in your life

… For English readers starved for something more penetrating than tourist-snap fiction

See how many of these hometown street foods you can find

BOOK: The Tramways of Hong Kong- A history in pictures Greeting Cards Plane banners soar over sunbathingFor more than a century, trams have plied their trade along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island. During that time, they have witnessed the transformation of the local economy from a colonial backwater to the massive financial centre that is the modern city. The post war years, from the 1960s onward, have seen the radical redevelopment of much of the area along streets such as Hennessy Road and Des Voeux Road, while the reclamation of land along the