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December 9, 2011

Iron Fences

Hong Kong, 2011

Little did I know two months ago when I snapped this scene near the former Marine Police Headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui that I'd be posting it for the meme Friday Fences. 

The old building you see is called Star House. In the '80s we had our trade consultancy office on the sixth floor. It has a fabulous view of Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island.

In the photo below taken from another angle you can see the distinctive Bank of China building across the water in Central District on Hong Kong Island. It was designed by the famous IM Pei. Since construction started in 1985, the same year I landed in Hong Kong, I was able to see it rise up until it was opened in 1990. For only three years it was the tallest building in the city (315 m or 1,033 ft).

On the right you can see the old Ball Tower, which was formerly used to provide time signals to the boats in the harbor. Today its view from the water is blocked by the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

15 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 9, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Fantastic shots, I love how uniform it all looks.

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  2. LesleyDecember 9, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    This creates a certain formality that is what i would expect in Hong Kong (though I've never been there, so I could be wrong)

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  3. AndyDecember 9, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    Having fun with Friday fences, eh. Iron fences have lot of detail to them.

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  4. DonnaDecember 9, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    That's a lot of fences! Nice shots.

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  5. Jan n JerDecember 9, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Great shots...love the perspective!

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  6. Sallie (FullTime-Life)December 10, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    It's fun the way these memes come along and give us a place to put pictures that were taken 'just because'...that's a beautiful fence and interesting bit of history.

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  7. gtyyupDecember 10, 2011 at 3:02 AM

    Two thumbs up for the word verification free, pop up comment option ;~)

    No offense, but the fences remind me of a rat maze from the angle! They really are beautiful though...thanks for the history lesson too~

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  8. cieldequimperDecember 10, 2011 at 3:08 AM

    Wow, that's a LOT of fences, almost like barricades!

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  9. TexWisGirlDecember 10, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    love that! all the layers of fence in one shot!

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  10. FayeDecember 10, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    From your photo angle, this fence is almost like a maze. Like that you include some details about the surrounding architecture and your life in Hong Kong. Saw on your profile that your worked with non-profits. I did as well for the last 15 years before retiring. Very rewarding--and frustrating at times. :-)

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  11. LizDecember 11, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Great images & perspective :)

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  12. KaoriDecember 11, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    I love how you captured the layers and layers of fences in your first photo! Just beautiful! Is looks like a maze! ;D

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  13. LowellDecember 12, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    Hong Kong has always struck me as being unusually exotic...and rapidly changing, from what you say. I would like to spend some evenings there taking pictures.

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  14. Pat TillettDecember 13, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    I love the maze look to the first shot. So many angles and lines.

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  15. jennyfrecklesDecember 13, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    So many enterprising memes. I must have a few fences somewhere... These make you wonder why they need so many balustrades.

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