Module 5 - Anecdotes in Hong Kong Flashcards
During the 【 A】 periods, Hong Kong’s street names were named after public figures, old traditions, and landmarks. The new street names are very generic and non-offensive. The streets in Tseung Kwan O all start with 【 B】 and all main roads start with 【 C】 .
【A】 colonial
【 B】 Tong
【C】 Po
The Rednaxela Terrace, Midlevels, is called 【 A】
Terrace. It was named after the owner of the property in the area. However, the person who did the translations made a mistake by reading the English name the Chinese way, i.e., from 【 B】 to 【 C】, resulting in a strange street name.
【A】Alexander
【B】right
【C】left
The street, Lyndhurst Terrace, actually has two stories behind it. The English name came from John Lyndhurst, an Assistant 【 A】 in Hong Kong in the 19th century. The Chinese name “【 B】 Street” comes from the neighbourhood’s past. The street was well-known for florists selling bouquets to men when they visited the 【 C】 around that area.
【A】 Magistrate
【B】 Arranging Flowers
【C】 brothels
【A】 Road was named after the 9th Governor of Hong Kong. It was colloquially called ‘Third Road’ by residents in Hong Kong for being the third east-west road built from the shore at that time. ‘First Road’ and ‘Second Road’ were 【 B】 Road and 【 C】 Road respectively.
【A】 Bowen
【 B】 Queen’s
【C】 Kennedy
【A】 Street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, consists entirely of stone steps. The street appears in local soap dramas and movies very often as it is usually for shooting scenes like a pair of lovers dating or a policeman chasing after a thief.
【A】 Ladder
The longest road in Hong Kong is 【 A】. Its total length is about 【 B】 km.
【A】 Castle Peak Road
【 B】 54
Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, was named after a 【 A】Temple constructed at the banyan in the middle of the street.
【A】 Tin Hau
Pat Sin Leng was located on the north shore of 【 A】 Harbour in the New Territories. It has a total of 【 B】 peaks, which were named according to legendary immortals of 【 C】.
【A】 Tolo
【 B】 8
【C】 Taoism
Stanley Village’s name has many possible origins, but the original name was believed to be based on a big, tall 【 A】.
【A】 Cotton tree
The Silvermine Cave, located in Mui Wo, was discovered as early as 1862. Although the cave had very low silver content and actually produced more 【 A】 than silver, people still named it Silvermine Cave.
【A】 lead
The Hong Kong skyline is famous worldwide. The city has over 【 A】 skyscrapers, which are defined as buildings with 14 or more floors.
【A】 8,000
When it opened in 1973, Jardine House was Hong Kong’s first true ‘ 【 A 】 ’. Many local people called it the “【 B】 Building” or “The House of a Thousand Orifices.”
【 A】 skyscraper
【 B】 Porthole
Hong Kong International Airport, designed by Lord 【A】 (and Partners) and completed in 1998, has been ranked as one of the top 10 construction achievements of the 20th century.
【A】 Norman Foster
Built in 1985, the HSBC Bank Headquarters in Central became world-famous for its strong concept and clean expression of 【 A】 and 【 B】. Therefore, the Hong Kong Chinese call the 52-storey glass and aluminium structure the “【 C】 Building.”
【A】 technology
【B】 structure
【C】 Robot
The International Commerce Centre is Hong Kong’s tallest skyscraper, located in West Kowloon. It is about 【 A】 metres tall and 【 B】 storeys.
【A】 484
【 B】 118
Built upon reclaimed land in Wan Chai North, the 【Ａ】-storey Central Plaza stands 【B】 metres tall. After dusk, the bright neon rods at the top of the building change colour every 【C】 minutes, fashioning the city’s most visible and attractive 【D】.
【A】 78
【 B】 374
【 C】 15
【D】 timepiece
The Bank of China Tower was designed by an American-Chinese architect 【 A】; the inspiration for his design is derived from the elegant poise of 【 B】, symbolising livelihood and 【 C】.
【A】 I.M. Pei
【B】 bamboo
【 C】 prosperity
The saying “Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun” originated in Hong Kong. The writer Noel Coward wrote the words referring to the 【A】 ceremony in Causeway Bay fired every day at the stroke of midday since 【B】 times
【A】 Noon Day Gun
【B】 colonial
The 2.2-km 【 A】 Bridge is the world’s longest road and rail suspension bridge and one of Hong Kong’s famous landmarks. It used to be the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
【A】 Tsing Ma
Visitors are often amazed at the sight of bamboo scaffoldings rising up the sides of Hong Kong’s skyscrapers, and the gravity-defying skills of local bamboo scaffolders who are often called “human【 A】”.
【A】 Spiders
Hong Kong is the home of 【 A】 movies. Legends Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li all started in Hong Kong.
【A】 Kung Fu
Hong Kong’s world famous Star Ferry came first in a poll of the world’s “most 【 A】 and 【 B】 ” ferry rides by the Society of American Travel Writers in 2009. The 8-minute ferry ride across 【 C】 Harbour is a “must-do” for tourists.
【A】 exciting
【 B】 scenic
【C】 Victoria
The 【 A】 escalators in Hong Kong are the longest outdoor covered escalator system worldwide. They cover over 【 B】 metres in distance and elevate over 135 metres from bottom to top. The system was constructed in 1993 to provide a better commute by linking Central and 【 C】 Districts on Hong Kong Island.
【A】 Central-Mid-levels
【B】 800
【 C】 Western
