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    What's Changed?

    I've been away from Hong Kong for a couple of years doing other things but have this week come back to live in this awesome city once again.

    Walking around I'm trying to work out what, if anything has changed in that time. So far it's not a long list:

    - There are fewer frozen yoghurt sellers than before.
    - Lan Kwai Fong is mostly closed.
    - There is now a Gap on Queen's Rd and an Apple store in the IFC.
    - The old ladies with the pre-programmed megaphones have gone from outside Citibank.
    - A squatter camp appears to have sprung up under the HSBC tower.
    - The Star ferry no longer appears to go to Hung Hom.
    - Cabs up to $20 and trams up to $2.30.

    And, er, that's it!

    Well, that can't be it obviously. Please let me know what I've missed so I can look less like a tourist when I'm talking to my friends.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Stu79:
    I've been away from Hong Kong for a couple of years doing other things but have this week come back to live in this awesome city once again.

    Walking around I'm trying to work out what, if anything has changed in that time. So far it's not a long list:

    - There are fewer frozen yoghurt sellers than before.
    - Lan Kwai Fong is mostly closed.
    - There is now a Gap on Queen's Rd and an Apple store in the IFC.
    - The old ladies with the pre-programmed megaphones have gone from outside Citibank.
    - A squatter camp appears to have sprung up under the HSBC tower.
    - The Star ferry no longer appears to go to Hung Hom.
    - Cabs up to $20 and trams up to $2.30.

    And, er, that's it!

    Well, that can't be it obviously. Please let me know what I've missed so I can look less like a tourist when I'm talking to my friends.
    Less frozen yoghurt but more bubble tea?

    We have a new CE and his team and lots of tunnels being dug
    Last edited by East_coast; 15-08-2012 at 12:06 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stu79:
    I've been away from Hong Kong for a couple of years doing other things but have this week come back to live in this awesome city once again.

    Walking around I'm trying to work out what, if anything has changed in that time. So far it's not a long list:

    - There are fewer frozen yoghurt sellers than before.
    - Lan Kwai Fong is mostly closed.
    - There is now a Gap on Queen's Rd and an Apple store in the IFC.
    - The old ladies with the pre-programmed megaphones have gone from outside Citibank.
    - A squatter camp appears to have sprung up under the HSBC tower.
    - The Star ferry no longer appears to go to Hung Hom.
    - Cabs up to $20 and trams up to $2.30.

    And, er, that's it!

    Well, that can't be it obviously. Please let me know what I've missed so I can look less like a tourist when I'm talking to my friends.
    since u arw into ahopping.. A&F.opened up or open ur eyes and look across:
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    Stone Cutter Bridge
    ...

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    The squatters will be gone very soon.


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    Harrow school built in the Gold Coast; 141 bus route cancelled; new bus terminus is Siu Lam being built; pollution worse; new MTR link to that place with the landfill (you might want to specify WHERE you are interested in seeing changes )


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    New MTR construction on Island South (Ocean Park, ApLeiChau), Brand new Hysan shopping plaza, Forever 21 store full of teeny-boppers and one of my favorite trees in HK, gone forever thanks to the Typhoon.

    This one: https://maps.google.com/?ll=22.27513...1.98,,0,-19.75
    The one on the left survived


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    New attractions at Disney and Ocean Park...

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    and close to us:

    PDLM has changed name - let you find out.
    G has changed name to DeletedUser
    Dear Giant found where to buy some sort of tootpaste
    Mat still pollute the forum with not so funny jokes
    Moving has cut the time transport from GoldCoast to Central to 12 minutes
    Carang has hired a male teacher
    Luckycat has left this forum
    Virago and Bryant English are poor quitters
    Jimbo is about to tie the knot (and doesnt like to share his many gf)
    The Mods tend to delete post way more often than before
    EC still posts every week or so a poll about the sewage system in HK or the number of red car per inhabitants.
    Audiot is going on and on about Gun Control
    Skyhook "ucks you 'll
    Packy Crusher managed in one day to make sexual and racist comment
    ....
    Apologies if I missed some...


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    Mainlanders.


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    Mat did forget some.....

    Pin updated his advice on telephone providers
    Fiona gave more advice to job seekers
    Claire forgot her ax
    JustReturned came back
    Mercury found love, went to India and is now in her Element

    Last edited by MovingIn07; 15-08-2012 at 09:29 AM.
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