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- Bruce Lee's Hong Kong home to be a museum
13 January 2009
Bruce Lee's Hong Kong home to be a museum
The last home of martial arts movie star Bruce Lee in Hong Kong is to be turned into a museum.
Millionaire philanthropist Yu Panglin is the current owner of the mansion in Kowloon Tong, which until now has been used as a hotel.
Its renovation will see it equipped with a cinema, library, martial arts centre and a number of other facilities for Hong Kong visitors to explore.
Michael Choi, who is assisting negotiations between the building's owner and the local government, told the AFP news agency: "Since Yu decided to withdraw his plan to sell the mansion in July last year, the government had been considering the feasibility of a conservation plan.
"Both sides reached a consensus on restoring the property to Lee's days and turning it into a tourist attraction."
Mr Choi also revealed that the movie star's family had agreed to donate some of the actor's personal items to the museum, including his film costumes.
Lee, who died in 1973 at the age of 32, remains a pop culture icon in China and around the world after starring in films such as Enter the Dragon and Fist of Fury. Source: www.justtheflight.co.uk
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- Incheon best in the world
09 June 2009
After 8.6 million interviews Skytrax tallied up passengers' favourite airport and South Korea's Incheon was chosen as the best in the world, reported the BBC. Hong Kong International and Singapore Changi airports came in second and third respectively.
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- Bad turbulence injures 7
22 June 2009
A plane with 219 people aboard suddenly lost altitude injuring seven people who came out of their seats reported the Telegraph. The flight was on an Airbus A330 from Hong Kong to Perth, Australia. A similar incident on an Airbus A330 to Perthalso on a Qantas flight in October seriously injured twelve.
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- Protests in Hong Kong
01 July 2009
Tens of thousands protested for more democratic control in Hong Kong today, reported the BBC. The day marked 12 years since Hong Kong rejoined Chinese rule. The protests were mostly peaceful and travellers should expect some traffic delays.
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Overview
Hong Kong from Kowloon © Hong Kong Tourist Board
Hong Kong perches on the edge of mainland China occupying an
anomalous position as a territory straddling two worlds. Since the
handover in 1997 Hong Kong has become a 'Special Administrative
Region of China', no longer a subject of British colonial
sovereignty. Past and present fuse to create a capitalist utopia
embedded within the world's largest Communist country.
Hong Kong offers a dense concentration of shops and shopping
malls with a cross-pollinated cosmopolitan culture that embraces
Nepalese and British cuisines with equal enthusiasm. It is the
perfect gateway for travellers to Southeast Asia and China,
providing a smooth transition from west to east. As one of the key
economies of the Pacific Rim, Hong Kong Island showcases a gleaming
landscape of skyscrapers and boasts a highly developed transport
infrastructure that makes commuting around it a dream.
Hong Kong consists of four sections: Kowloon, Hong Kong Island,
the New Territories and the Outlying Islands. Kowloon and the New
Territories form part of the Chinese mainland to the north of
Victoria Harbour. Hong Kong Island, containing the central business
hub, lies on the southern side of the harbour facing Kowloon. The
Outlying Islands comprise a composite of 234 islands.
