Side trip in Hong Kong / OFWs.
The Port of Hong Kong, located by the South China Sea, is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerised manufactured products, and to a lesser extent raw materials and passengers. A key factor in the economic development of Hong Kong, the natural shelter and deep waters of Victoria Harbour provide ideal conditions for berthing and handling all types of vessels. It is one of the busiest ports in the world, in the three categories of shipping movements, cargo handled and passengers carried.
Hong Kong is one of several hub ports serving the South-East and East Asia region, and is an economic gateway to mainland China. Hong Kong set a record in its container throughput in 2007 by handling 23.9 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units of containers), maintaining its status as the largest container port serving southern China and one of the busiest ports in the world. Some 456,000 vessels arrived in and departed from Hong Kong during the year, carrying 243 million tonnes of cargo and about 25 million passengers. The average turnaround time for container vessels in Hong Kong is about 10 hours. For conventional vessels working in mid-stream at buoys or anchorages, it is 42 and 52 hours respectively.
(source:wikipedia)
Simply superb shots!!!
Posted by: Process Analyst | December 03, 2009 at 06:01 PM
Simply lovely shots!!!
Posted by: Fiat Middle East | December 02, 2009 at 08:27 PM
Mooi contrast tussen de scherpe kleurvolle schepen op de voorgrond en de wat wazige architectuur op de achtergrond.
Posted by: Jules | October 01, 2009 at 02:15 PM
bateau de misère proche de la richesse
Posted by: Gérard | October 01, 2009 at 06:22 AM
Awesome shots especially the last one!
Posted by: Charles Ravndal | October 01, 2009 at 06:20 AM
A very cool series of shots,Sidney.
Posted by: Michael Rawluk | September 30, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Hi Sidney,
These are some of the most beautiful shots of HK I have ever seen. The pictures of the old Sampan look nostalgic in contrast to the modern high-rise buildings in the background.
I'm sure you will feature here many of the Pinoys working in HK. I have many friends there and I hope you have taken their picture ;)
Posted by: dennis villegas | September 30, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Thnx for the story and the photos. The Chinese jonk is for the tourists I presume. The other two boats are wonderful; they do not look very seaworthy though.
Posted by: Wim van der Meij | September 30, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Fine shots of the boats with the city haze clearly visible. Enjoyed the information you provided too. Nice one.
Posted by: don | September 30, 2009 at 10:36 PM
A pleasant contrast between modernity and past...
Posted by: Still | September 30, 2009 at 10:28 PM
it sure looks beautiful.. very nice shots! :)
Posted by: rian | September 30, 2009 at 09:48 PM
Beautiful colours against the city setting. I especially like the 2nd photo, the red is wonderful.
Posted by: bluechameleon | September 30, 2009 at 08:53 PM
lovely contrast, well shot. I like the bright colors in front and the haziness in the back.
Posted by: petra | September 30, 2009 at 04:37 PM
Très belles prises de vue de ces bateaux sur fond de grattes-ciels!
Posted by: standley | September 30, 2009 at 03:42 PM
Ca, ce sont des bâteaux que l'on ne voit pas tous les jours ! Très jolis !
Posted by: Loan | September 30, 2009 at 02:19 PM
Hong Kong was under the British empire for so long I wonder why the people didn't absorb much the english language.
Posted by: Mon | September 30, 2009 at 01:01 PM
very interesting boats out there next to the sky scrapers!!!
Posted by: Elaine- | September 30, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Une véritable fourmilière humaine, ou la modernité (porte conteneurs) côtoie le passé (jonques) quotidiennement.
Posted by: jms | September 30, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Those vessels are just great.
Love the contrast of the modern architecture with these typical vessels.
Posted by: pieterbie | September 30, 2009 at 12:08 PM
i love those boats! a trip to a different time!
Posted by: crash | September 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM
No wonder it's a busy port, Sidney, when you think of how much is "Made in China!" I love the study in 3 different kinds of boats here. Again, very educational!
Posted by: Ginnie | September 30, 2009 at 08:51 AM
I really like these vessel pics. The second one rocks!
Posted by: Abaniko | September 30, 2009 at 08:47 AM
cool, I particularly like the second boat.
Posted by: Otto K. | September 30, 2009 at 07:35 AM
lovely images. when did you go?
Posted by: Photo Cache | September 30, 2009 at 05:45 AM
excellent clarity shot of the vessels here!
Posted by: Liang | September 30, 2009 at 05:37 AM