8-Minute Virtual Video Ride on a Hong Kong Bus

[kriziaPrincexx]

i will be going there soon love HK!

[martm]

I assume this is NWFB route numb 63, from North Point Ferry to Stanley. Runs right past my house (which is on the right) at 1:45.

[artemizzy]

wow very clear video and music is nice too

[Avantime]

lol 4:40 the black car ran the red light.

[arteddie]

i wanna go to Hong Kong! never been, lol.

[redfoot21]

i miss this

[awmob]

Thank you for posting this. I grew up there and haven't been back since 1997! It's amazing to see how little things have changed over the years! My only gripe is that you didn't include the rest of the journey!

[axyzkings]

i would gladly cut off my left arm to go back there for a year with unlimited spending money, i might cut off a finger if they didnt give me unlimited cash XD

[dungeondukie]

this video is not very good, becasue the most interesting moment is in the end of this trip, you can found a lot of beautifull sights after you pass the tunnel under moutain

[dungeondukie]

how to reach the stanley bay from north point subway station... how many buses you need to take?

[merleserena]

wow...very nice...reminds me of being in HK again...nice laaa! ;-)

[slyflight]

At 4:18 - 4:30, is that the footbridge in Causeway bay near SOGO? Sure does look familiar! I shot a lot of video from that bridge. Man I miss HK!!!

[Gerrardsoccer]

yes, it is.

[slyflight]

Geez, I can't believe I missed it the first time...This bus stops at 17 Tung Lo Wan rd. My H.K. Home!!! I wonder if New Cathay is still there.

[ranmadergehts]

i love HK! but this year i dont go on Holiday to HongKong :/ - what do you think?? ist MTR better or KCR or BUS???

[ye909013]

KCR was history. It merged with MTR.

[ThomasICEAgent]

The most enjoyable bus ride in the world.

[beatlesguy76]

sadly i live in Tokyo,oh how i wish i was in HK..atleast in HK they car more for foreigners and have more English..good for HK

[silvawraith2]

Wonderful video, ending on Tai Hang Road at the point where the old Tiger Balm Gardens used to be. Many thanks.

[smokeyblue10]

02:25 it was the bus stop at the causeway bay library.

[GrupoGenuinos]

Very nice, tnx. from Mexico.

[TSLofArwin]

it does end in stanley! It ends somewhere in Braemar Hill

[silvawraith2]

wonderful video, ending on Tai Hang Road, just where the old Tiger Balm Gardens used to be.

[Rushour717]

when did you film this? What date?

[thechineseoutpost]

March 2006.

[thelightsareglass]

That was quite enjoyable, and I loved that round footbridge they had around the intersection (4:17)!

[Ograws]

Great video of Hong Kong Isand. Well done

[Raymondboy1]

i mis HK too lol

[mr2234]

I miss HK, thanks for upload =)

[marcolucauolcombr]

Uma cidade linda e num dia normal muito tranquila.

[IScreamer]

Well done. Nicely edited and great music!

[canman5060]

I remember when I was a kid in Hong Kong the buses only have sliding metal gate door and you hand can easily caught in it when the bus conductor slam close the door.They have bus conductor selling bus tickets in those days.Only 10 cents HK dollar for a one way ride for me.

[dcl112288]

once I saw this vedio, all I can say: I miss hk and the people of Hong Kong, it reminded me when I was young and used to live in HK.

Thank so much..........

[idontano]

wonderful city!

[sraelisk]

wonderful city!

[SteffanLlwyd]

Lyrical Man! I love the every-dayness of these scenes. Thanks for posting. Love HK!

[axxobunny]

i still lyk japan better :P but HK is my snd fav

[angieWV11177]

Amazing footage. Thanks for posting!

[drew4u99]

Can't wait to go visit!

[nlty2000]

neat, clean streets. better than i imagined. it would be relatively easy to drive despite the crowded traffic, i guess.

[NojSicknote]

Yeah, having driven in both HK and London, would rather drive around HK anyday! Things just work so much better!

[Satori1800]

I'm a foriegner living in China cause I can't afford the cost of living in a normal country. 加油 !!!

THECHINESEOUTPOST: thanks for great video:)

[albertx46]

great traffic engineering design. so neat!

[Adamator007]

at least in good resolution

[baleheads]

boohoo not fair. I live in Singapore all my life but i've always wanted to go over to HK. WE are like twin brothers. Once under the colonial rule, majority chinese, and both a ports town

[flymoair]

Interesting clip and thanks for it, but whilst not wishing to be pedantic it's route 63, not 65.

[thechineseoutpost]

No worries and glad for the clarification; I couldn't remember for sure which it was. Cheers.

[johnnycyyeung]

thanks for posting

[flagship21]

music is to slow for hong kong, given the fact that this city is on steriods.

[thechineseoutpost]

LOL and quite true, flagship21. It was kind of an intentionally surrealistic choice. Although for young backpackers passing through (which I wasn't), it might be a bit closer to spot on. Cheers.

[flagship21]

You should change song to safri duo Played alive 8 min version

[thechineseoutpost]

I'll check it out. My second 8 minute choice was actually Led Zeppelin's "White Summer/Black Mountain Side." ;-)

[xurma]

Thanks for this vid! I've been interested in HK for some time. :) By the way, those who want to see cool pics of Hong Kong, look in this gallery globalphotos org / hongkong htm the street views are cool!

[dtapia101]

Nice place

[ibirdie]

I really want to have a bus trip now after watching this video. This is great. It reminds me some memory to have a comfortable ride besides for working only. feel good~!

[Seffo]

Next week thursday 28e of june... me are heading towards Hong Kong(2weeks) and korea(1week)^^! If i have some interesting video footage, i will air it in youtube and share it with u guys.

[StarlitSkies]

Ahh, well thanks anyway. It's so hard to find any pictures or footage from there, but it would totally bring back great memories to see it all. I can't wait to go back there someday...

[StarlitSkies]

I wondered if you have any videos from in the Pokfulam area? Because thats where I stayed when I went there and it would be great to see it again!

[thechineseoutpost]

Nothing from that side of the island, unfortunately. I think I've only been over that way once anyway, well before I had even a digital camera.

[StarlitSkies]

Really nice video, has been six years since I was in Hong Kong. Reminds me of what it was like. Thanks! :)

[thechineseoutpost]

If I made a montage walking along the crowded sidewalks, that would probably make a more complete "HK Multimedia Experience," I suppose.

[jtfraijo]

I am going to DongGuan for 3 weeks and then my last week in China we are going to spend a week in Hong Kong...It looks totally awesome, I can't wait to go, its my first time traveling internationally

[thechineseoutpost]

Definitely the right order for that: Mainland China, then Hong Kong. If you do HK first, you'll spend those last two weeks reminiscing about restaurants in Kowloon and shopping in Central and etc. With HK last, it'll feel like a reward. ;-)

[Francesamy]

I really enjoyed your video ... if you go to Hong Kong again, try taking the scenic route from Central or Wanchai way through Repulse Bay ... it is really beautiful and so high up in places that the views across are breathtaking. It can be a little scary because the road is so close to the cliffside. I want to go again ... homesick for HK ... lived there a long long long time ago as a student/backpacker. Went back last year ... what a change!

[thechineseoutpost]

Cheers.... We get back there every few years, and I've taken the route you mention by car before. Buses seem better--better view from up there on the second deck.

[Francesamy]

Absolutely ... do that route I mentioned by bus from the second deck ... you'll love it. You lose most of the view/experience going by car. We take the bus from Central so that you are assured of a spot on the top deck ... and at the front. Hope you get around to making some more videos.

[dijit345]

hong kong seems bigger than New York, and cleaner & nicer.

and more exciting.

[Holygasoline]

makes me feel homesick (sniff sniff)

[socalazn168]

Amazing how Hong Kong is one of few only places in Asia where drivers acutally follow traffic law.

[Seffo]

Thank U for this wonderfull movie^^ brings back memory!! Where u a tourist or a lokal?

[thechineseoutpost]

Tourist...though I've spent about six months total in Hong Kong...spread out over 14 years. ;-)

[ukbirdflu]

What happened to Stanley, did you get there?

[thechineseoutpost]

We arrived, but I wasn't able to film non-stop from start to end. I was with my wife and our two pre-schoolers and sometimes had to put the camera down to attend to a youngster.

[mongkk]

what brand/model of DV was using in this shot?

[thechineseoutpost]

Sony Handycam IP DCR-IP7BT; it's a model from around 2001.

[mongkk]

feature with anti-shake?

[thechineseoutpost]

LOL. No, I was holding the camera down firm on the flat surface in front of the seat there so it wouldn't move much. At around 5:53 you can see where we hit a rough spot and I had to get a better grip on it.

[mongkk]

i see

[Stewiewie]

RATHER LIKE THE MUSIC.A GOOD VID !!

[digalo14]

which group sings this song?

[thechineseoutpost]

Cracker. On their 1993 release "Kerosene Hat."

[stone9kung]

I understand that. I had this experience, most of the times, when you ride on a bus or tram or mini bus, there is always people talking behind your ears. Please go to my video file to see some of my video clips. good day.

[thechineseoutpost]

The buses stop just inches from each other--looks even scarier in person than in the video--but after a few stops you get used to it.

Most of the original background sound consists of my family's conversation...which might or might not be interesting to a larger audience...but I'd rather leave it private in either case. :-) Cheers....

[bobobababoo]

your video clip is good, no shaky shaky. Was it a bit scary when the bus stops behind another bus? I rather to have no background music, use the original background sound. good.