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Hong Kong vows transport review after 1000s of tourists stranded » Security chief Chris Tang has said the authorities will review border-crossing arrangements after mainland tourists were left stranded. Hongkongfp.com

hong kong metro: five transfers?? — Human Transit » We'll be in Hong Kong Sep 9-11; remarkably, it will be my first visit. As you'd expect, I jumped onto Google looking for hotels that would be convenient to the rail line from the airport.  Yikes! That's the airport on the far left, on the Airport Express Line (AEL). Hong Kong boosters, help me out […] Humantransit.org

Runaway Bus With No Driver Careens Through Hong Kong Intersection (Published 2018) » At least four people were killed, and 11 more injured. Footage showed the driver leaving the bus, then being crushed underneath as he tried to stop it. Nytimes.com

New Hong Kong bus tour is meant to put people to sleep » The Sleeping Bus Tour is a 5-hour, 47-mile ride to nowhere on a double-decker bus. It's designed for people who are easily put to sleep on moving vehicles. Passengers can bring pillows and blankets. Ctpublic.org

80,000 in Hong Kong protest Manila bus deaths » An estimated 80,000 Hong Kongers marched Sunday in honor of eight locals killed in a bus hijacking in Manila, denouncing the Philippine government for botching the rescue operation. Nbcnews.com

Hong Kong, Philippines end emotional hostage row » Hong Kong and the Philippines announced Wednesday they had resolved an enduring and deeply emotional row over a deadly hostage crisis, allowing soured diplomatic relations to return to normal. The breakthrough came after a deal was struck on the most sensitive issues of compensation to the victims of the tragedy, which saw eight tourists from Hong Kong killed following a bus hijacking in Manila in 2010, as well as an apology. "The resolution of the incident enables the normalisation of the bilateral relations between Hong Kong and the Philippines," the Chinese territory's chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, told reporters after the deal was struck. Hong Kong had long been infuriated by the Philippine government's response to the incident, in which a disgraced ex-Manila police officer hijacked a tour bus in protest at his sacking. My.news.yahoo.com

How to Get from the Airport to Your Hotel » Airport to Hotel Transportation A reader recommended that I write a post with options for traveling from the airport to a hotel. So here you go! Obviously a post like this can't be specific, but we've flown into hundreds of airports and had to get to our hotel every time, Travelbabbo.com

Hong Kong tour bus is just what the doctor ordered for insomniacs » Napping becomes almost a necessary ritual in the always-awake city. Nypost.com

How to Take the Ferry to Taiwan - 4corners7seas » Click here for information on China - Taiwan ferry options, including available routes, how to get to the ports, and visa issues. 4corners7seas.com