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HF: Tram related links external and internal.
a) Hong Kong Tramways Ltd “Serving Hong Kong since 1904.” The company, now wholly owned by Veolia Transport China Limited (VTCL) since April 2010.
b) Hong Kong Trams Enthusiast is a group founded in 2006 with the aim of promoting Hong Kong tramways by setting up a platform for tram fans to discuss and exchange ideas about the developments in the tram industry.
c) Amazing Ding Ding is a book published in Hong Kong in June 2012 and written by Joseph Tse and Ricky Lau. It is written in Chinese although the two prefaces have an English translation.
Joseph added a comment at the end of Hong Kong Trams – linking 1881 and 2014 by way of 30th July 1904. He says he has worked on a few publications about HK trams and is now working on updating the 1970 Atkinson & Williams book on HK Tramways.
d) http://gwulo.com/node/19084 110 years of Hong Kong Trams in photos showing how their appearance has changed over the years.
e) Hong Kong Tramways Wikipedia including a useful timeline.
Indhhk Related articles:
Many thanks for the post. Amazing Ding Ding aims at interpreting the accurate history and delight of ‘ding ding’ by rare images.
Herewith my article on the tram depot open day, 30 July 2014 for your interest.
http://hkgtrams.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/110th-anniversary/
Best wishes,
Joseph
You might be interested in my book Hong Kong Trams – The first 100 years. Published by DTS Publishing in 2004, now distributed by MDS Book Sales http://www.mdsbooks.co.uk
Dear Mike, glad to hear from you! I have that book and as reference to my forthcoming new edition HK Tramways book to be republished soon.
Regards, Joseph
Hello Mike,
Pleased to tell you that the book was available on HK Tramways website. Feel free to read my following article on this informative book:
http://hktrams.org/2018/04/16/hktramways-book/
I’d like to mail you a signed copy.
Regards, Joseph