http://www.islandnavigation.org/seawi... The Seawise Giant was a 564,763 ton super super-tanker. She was the longest and largest man-made creation on the sea — recalls the erection over 2,000 years earlier of the Great Wall of China — longest and largest man-made creation on the land. Tow wonders of the old and new worlds: the Great Wall, relentlessly forging its way up and down mountain ramparts for 3107 miles on its interminable vigil of guarding an ancient land; the Seawise Giant, sailing ever onward in her vital role of carrying oil across the endless sea.
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Watch How C.Y.Tung's done a lot of remarkable achievements, contributions and continuous investments & sacrifices made by their family memebers to Hong Kong, China... Just one word: " Less Talk More Work "
So, Business is Business... Don't Blame Businessman in HK !
YouTube MegaStructures - Megaship, OOCL Atlanta (National Geographic Documentary)
Sir Yue-Kong PaoCBE, JP (Chinese: 包玉剛; pinyin: Bāo Yùgāng), often referred to as "Sir Y.K. Pao" or just "Y.K.", was the founder of Hong Kong'sWorld-Wide Shipping Group which in the 20 years from purchasing its first second-hand ship in 1955 became by far the largest shipping company in the world with over 20 million metric tons deadweight (DWT). Astutely anticipating the seriousness of the shipping downturn starting in the late 1970s he drastically reduced his fleet and was able to pay off associated debt and raise cash to diversify his interests notably through the purchase of a controlling stake in The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited (now known as Wharf (Holdings)) and later Wheelock Marden giving an exposure to Hong Kong real estate, shipping terminals, retail, ferries and trams. He was noted for his unmatched access to leaders in both the commercial and political arenas and was equally at ease with Western political leaders and the Chinese leadership in the run up to Hong Kong's ceasing to be a British colony in 1997 (for example Margaret Thatcher wrote the foreword to his biography published in 1990 and he was appointed a Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee planning Hong Kong's constitution after 1997). He was also a generous philanthropist notably in educational projects (helping set up universities, libraries and scholarship schemes). He died in 1991 but his corporate legacy continues to be controlled and run by his family.
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The world's most expensive shopping zone is in HK Island...It is so fabulous !
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We cannot obtain a world-class service without giving a minimal costs for keeping talents for the global developments, designs, installations, operations including preventative maintenace & corrective measures for people riding on the MTR around the world...
YouTubeThe World's Top 15 Most Best Metro Rail Systems
The World's Top 15 Most Best Metro Rail Systems In a major breather for the five million people of Pune, the Maharashtra government has given the green signal for the state's second Metro rail project after Mumbai here, a top official said. Here's a look at the world's 30 best metro stations
London
The Underground system is also colloquially called the Tube. As commonly used today both by Londoners and in most official publicity, this term embraces the entire system Moscow
As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 185 stations and its route length is 305.7 kilometres (190.0 mi). The system is mostly underground, with the deepest section 84 metres (276 ft) below ground at the Park Pobedy station. The Moscow Metro is the world's second most heavily used rapid transit system after Tokyo's twin subway Tokyo
Tokyo Metro trains are severely crowded during peak periods. During the morning peak period, platform attendants (oshiya) are sometimes needed to push riders and their belongings into train cars so that the doors can close. On some Tokyo Metro lines, the first or last car of a train is reserved for women during peak hours. Seoul
With more than 8 million passengers per day, Seoul has one of the busiest subway systems in the world. Mexico
Each station within the Mexico City subway is identified by a minimalist logo related to the name of the station or the area around it. This is because, at the time of the first line's opening, the illiteracy rate was extremely high, so people found it easier to guide themselves with a system based on colors and visual signs. New York City
Many stations are decorated with intricate ceramic tile work, some of it dating back to 1904 when the subway first opened. The subway tile artwork tradition continues today.
The "Arts for Transit" program oversees art in the subway system. Permanent installations, such as sculpture, mosaics, and murals; photographs displayed in lightboxes encourage people to use mass transit. Paris
Since the Métro was built to comprehensively serve the city inside its walls the stations are very close: 548 metres apart on average, ranging down to 424 m on line 4] and up to one kilometre on the newer line 14, meaning Paris is heavily pockmarked with stations. Osaka Osaka Municipal Subway is the metro network in the city of Osaka, Japan, forming an integral part of the extensive mass transit system of Greater Osaka (Kansai region), having 125 out of the 1,108 rail stations (2007) in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto region. In 2010 the greater Osaka region had 13 million rail passengers daily (see Transport in Keihanshin) of which the Osaka subway accounts for 2.29 million. HongKong Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 11.6 km (131.5 mi) of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops. The MTR system is currently operated by MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL). St. Petersburg
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See why British Government can accept HK Businessman to invest in the UK...
It reflects the British are pretty confident of their legal systems...
It shows how the Superman fully utilises his human resources management on his global business under so many types of uncertainties and risks in the world !
Hongkonger should be proud of that. It is because your kids can have more chances to work abroad if the requirements are justified...
The port is operated by the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company which was set up under an Act of Parliament, the Felixstowe Railway and Pier Act 1875 and so, is one of the few limited companies in the UK that do not have the word "Limited" in their name.[3] Much of the land on which it sits is owned by Trinity College, Cambridge which in the 1930s bought some land near Felixstowe which included a dock which was too small to be included in the National Dock Labour Scheme.
In 1967, it set up Britain's first container terminal. The dock was developed into Britain's largest container port. In terms of freight volumes, Felixstowe is Britain's largest port handling 42% of Britain's container trade.[4]
Felixstowe is owned by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) Group. The port has always been privately owned. In 1951, Gordon Parker, an agricultural merchant, bought the Felixstowe Dock & Railway Company, which at the time was handling only grain and coal.[citation needed] In 1976, Felixstowe was bought by European Ferries. In June 1991, P&O sold Felixstowe to Hutchison Whampoa of Hong Kong for £90m. In June 1994, Hutchison Whampoa's Hutchison International Port Holdings bought out Orient Overseas International's 25% stake in Felixstowe for £50m.[citation needed]
World’s largest container ships call at Port of Britain
15th October 2013
The Port of Felixstowe has handled four of the world’s largest container shipsin 24 hours and become the first port in the UK to handle an 18,000 TEU vessel...
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Watch How The World's Largest Container Ship Built In Asia :
Find out more about the Triple-E series of ships here: www.worldslargestship.com The team at Discovery follows the construction of the world's largest ever container ship as they push engineering boundaries to deliver the first Triple-E on time. This exciting preview gives a glimpse into the series.
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For quick reference only, we cannot see the most energy efficient building, lists of consumptions , cost effectiveness, design lifecycle, etc...
From Wikipedia
Alternative measurements
Height to roof
Some prefer height to roof to determine tallest building in the world, as "architectural feature" is regarded as a subjective and less-fair measure. In November 2009, the CTBUH stopped using the roof height as a method of measurement for tall buildings.[27]
This video presentation shows the final Global Airport Rankings in the World Airport Awards 2012 by Skytrax.
26. mini 2014-04-12 16:31:45
During the asian currencies crisis & bird flu happened in 1997/1998,
N.Y. Terror Attacks in 2001.911. & other related attacks in advanced countries,
SARS in 2003, Big Earthquakes in mainland & Global Fiancial Meltdowndue to the U.S. in 2008, as well as Debt Crisis in Europe in 2010/2011
Huge Tsunami, Big Earthquakes & Nuclear Crisis in Japan in 2011.3.11.,
Hongkonger should be proud of CX, this airline keeps investing in HK and can stand firm & survive under so many attacks during the aforesaid period. That means CX has already proved to HK society what's the best british pilots & by using emergency plans for crisis management...
All these records show to the world, hongkongers can get businesses by Sea, by Land, and by Air on the basis of the legal systems of over 150 years, transparence, freedom of information around the world.Never Sleep...
Note. Don't Forget : - The Crude Oil Prices hit the records at USD$140.. per barrel on/before the crisis !...
