Old Kai Tak Airport, New Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and fortune telling

Kai Tak Airport to Kai Tak Cruise Terminal 

In the past Kai Tak meant airport in Hong Kong. 

Today it means the new cruise terminal in Hong Kong. 

From the reclaimed land to Kai Tak Airport in 1920

Kowloon’s old Kai Tak Airport was built in 1926 on the reclaimed land.  It was famous because it was a dangerous in-city airport, which was surrounded by hills and buildings.  

However, fortune tellers (Fung Shui experts) emphasized that the busy Kai Tak Airport was the ‘heart’ of Hong Kong.  It pumped the blood for Hong Kong’s prosperous economy.   

Busy airport to no-man land after 1998

The old Kai Tak Airport was emptied when Hong Kong got a new airport at Chak Lap Kok Island in 1998.  It became a quiet no-man land with some decaying buildings for about 10 years!  

Fortune tellers described that it was a heart failure.  It lost the important function.  So Hong Kong economy became sluggish.

NO-man land to Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in 2013

Later Hong Kong Government decided to build a Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on the old runway.  It opens in June 2013.  The berths can even accommodate the biggest cruises in the world.

  
Lots of cruises, cruise passengers and tourists are going to bring vibrancy to Hong Kong’s economy.  Fortune tellers reiterate that the new terminal can bring good luck to Hong Kong.  Do you believe in them?

If YOUR cruise will berth at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal and YOU are looking for the private guide for YOUR private shore excursion, YOU can contact Frank the tour guide for private shore excursion planning!

YOU may also browse easy and enjoyable tour options for the YOUR private shore excursion in Hong Kong and Macau!

See YOU in at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong! 

Fire boat Alexander Grantham

Fire boat on the land, Alexander Grantham

On the Eastern part of Hong Kong Island, you can find a ship on the land also.  That is the Fire boat Alexander Grantham.

Alexander Grantham, made in Hong Kong fire boat

In 1953, Whampoa Dock (today’s Whampoa Garden) built a new fire boat.  

The boat was named after the Hong Kong Governor, Alexander Grantham, who ordered to develop public housing for the poor.

The ‘Made in Hong Kong’ fire boat was the flagship of the fireboat team.  It led the team to put out the disastrous fire on a luxurious cruise, RMS Queen Elizabeth, in 1972.  

It had served Hong Kong citizens until 2002.

Old Fire boat as new museum 

Later the boat was restored as a museum, which showcases the fire fighting history of Hong Kong.

Visitors can also enjoy a beautiful Victoria Harbour view during the visit of the old fire boat.

During the included local ferry ride in the easy and enjoyable full day city tour, YOU can see the old fire boat.

YOU may contact Frank the tour guide for further details!

YOU may also browse the full day private car tour webpage for more information and booking!

A Ship on the Land at Whampoa

Whampoa is the ship on the land in Hong Kong

In Kowloon’s Whampoa Garden, you can see a big ship on the land! You may ask: How come?

The history of Whampoa Shipyard

In the past, Hong Kong had the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industry.  

Whampoa Shipyard was even one of the biggest shipyards in Asia.  

It employed more than 4000 workers in the 1900s.

The richest Mr Li Ka Shing built the ship on the land

In the early 1980s, the richest man in Hong Kong, Mr. Li Ka Shing, redeveloped the whole area.  

A department store, i.e. the big ship on the land was built inside the Whampoa Garden for remembering the glorious history of the shipyard and attracting more visitors.

Want to have a easy and enjoyable Kowloon private car tour to visit the ship on the land?  

You may call browse the Kowloon tour webpage or contact Frank the tour guide for help.