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Hung Hom is a neighbourhood on the southern tip of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, with a mix of residential and industrial buildings.
The sun rises behind Kwun Tong every morning. Today the cloud and fog made it look as though God was arriving for the apocalypse. Individual clouds could be seen drifting at low level west along Victoria Harbour.
An otherwise decent display of graffiti art. Until someone decided to write "I'm the fish B!@tc#" right in the middle of it all.
the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
designed by Zaha Hadid.
香港理工大学「ジョッキー・クラブ・イノベーション・タワー」
設計： ザハ・ハディド
the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
designed by Zaha Hadid.
香港理工大学「ジョッキー・クラブ・イノベーション・タワー」
設計： ザハ・ハディド
The 31st March was the last day of Hong Kong's Star Ferry service to Hung Hom. The contract had come to an end and, owing to declining passenger numbers, no company was willing to operate it.
Ironically the final days ferries were packed with everyone taking their final opportunity to ride on the iconic journey - including me!
Common name: Paper Flower 勒杜鵑 三角梅 九重葛
Family: Nyctaginaceae 紫茉莉科
Origin: Brazil
Location: Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus
Bougainvillea, a native of Brazil is a deciduous (leaf losing), climbing woody vine. Tiny white flowers usually appear in clusters surrounded by colorful papery bracts, hence the name paper flower. Single and double flower forms are available. The woody trunk tends to be twisted and the thin stem have sharp thorns and dark green leaves. Bougainvilleas can be easily grown as a hedge, an arch or a tree on the ground and in pots. Bougainvilleas available in a variety of species, is ideal for bonsai.
The real flowers of bougainvillea are hidden by the showy petal-like bracts (modified leaves) surrounding the flower, the actual flowers are quite small, tubular and white in colour.
Ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea_glabra
www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=1...
www.plantfacts.com/Family/Nyctaginaceae/Bougainvillea.gla...
www.plantfacts.com/Family/Nyctaginaceae/Bougainvillea.gla...