File:Traffic Victoria Island.Hong Kong. (8619979775).jpg

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Description Hong Kong Island is the island that gives the territory Hong Kong its name. Although it is not the largest part of the territory, it is the place that many tourists regard as the main focus. The parade of buildings that make the Hong Kong skyline has been likened to a glittering bar chart that is made apparent by the presence of the waters of Victoria Harbour. To get the best views of Hong Kong, leave the island and head for the opposite Kowloon waterfront. The great majority of Hong Kong Island's urban development is densely packed on reclaimed land along the northern shore. This is the place the British colonisers took as their own and so if you are looking for evidence of the territory's colonial past, then this is a good place to start. Victoria was once the colony's capital but has been rebranded with a more descriptive name,
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Source Traffic Victoria Island.Hong Kong.
Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand
Camera location22° 16′ 45.22″ N, 114° 10′ 20.95″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/8619979775 (archive). It was reviewed on 4 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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