關於 london bus history ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

前日在BBC看了介紹哈利波特在British Library最新展覽--Harry Potter: A Histoty of Magic的特輯，免費的先睹為快一下個中的一些展品。

展覽不便宜呢，需要預先訂票。 成人正價要£16, 而且很多時段都sold out了。 展期由2017年10月20日至2018年2月28日。

Details about the exhibition:
https://www.bl.uk/events/harry-potter-a-history-of-magic

今天在youtube 上看到了這段關於美版和英國版哈利波特的分別，原來在美版中有不少地方稍作改動了，因為有些真的是在英生活的人才知道的呢。

例如作為美國人，他小時候以為J.K. Rowling很厲害的創作出很多不同的制度/物件，e.g. boarding school, prefect, house, cellotape等。 或者看到描述會無感覺，例如關於Knight Bus的， 他形容得超搞笑，其實是和Night Bus 有關。令我都好想在London 試一次Night bus的體驗XD

有一樣印象很深刻的是小時候看到"Christmas Cracker" 完全無法理解甚麼是「聖誕爆竹」，單看英文cracker還以為是聖誕節吃的餅乾 :P 直到第一次看到Christmas Cracker時真的有種恍然大悟的感覺~

https://youtu.be/k8RbNKMsloY

民建聯？梗係早收三日風，爭取扮成功啦！

題外話：原來下禾輋喺1967年有站架！不過睇地圖應該係今日嘅禾輋邨，而唔係下禾輋村呢！

【西港島綫通車倒數 Countdown to WIL】
一日－地鐵西延　回想當年
1 Days - Reviewing the History of West Island Line (English version below)

既然民建聯與大家談歷史，說自己爭取地鐵「西移」已經二十年，那我們不如回顧一下地鐵西延計劃的肇始。

四十七年前的 1967 年 9 月，當民建聯先輩口中的「反英抗暴」還在進行得如火如荼之際，倫敦的費爾文霍士施偉拔顧問公司正準備將《香港集體運輸研究》（MTS-1967）報告呈交香港工務司。

MTS-1967 是歷史上首份提倡在香港興建地下鐵路集體運輸的報告，當中提議的港島綫西端總站正是設於堅尼地城。該報告建議港島綫在西區沿域多利道、卑路乍街及皇后大道西而行，設堅尼地（Kennedy，近堅尼地城巴士總站）、卑路乍（Belcher，在卑路乍街近山市街、李寶龍路一帶）及西營盤（Sai Ying Pun，在介乎西邊街及正街一段皇后大道西）。值得一提的是，當年的規劃是將堅尼地站建構成海陸交通中轉站，設渡輪前往澳門與青山，猶如將港澳碼頭西移。

我們姑且相信禮義廉党的確爭取地鐵「西移」二十年，但西區居民期盼地鐵西延，肯定是該党的兩倍有多 — 順帶一提，當年暫時擱置興建西港島綫，也是出於部份建制派議員的「功勞」。

DAB claims that they have be fighting for a Western District MTR Extension for 20 years. But history tells us that the first ever proposal of such extension was first put forward 47 years ago.

Back in September 1967, while the leftists (that established DAB some years later) were still engaging themselves in the riots, the London-based Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith and Associates consultancy firm completed the final report of the Hong Kong Mass Transport Study (MTS-1967), which was commissioned by the Public Works Department of Hong Kong a few years ago. The report carries the first ever suggestion of building a Mass Transit Railway network in Hong Kong.

The Island Line railway proposed in MTS-1967 call for the construction of 3 rapid transit stations in Western District - Kennedy (near the current Kennedy Town Bus Terminus), Belcher (Belcher's St near Sands St) and Sai Ying Pun (Queen's Rd W near Western St and Centre St), and the tracks generally follow the alignment of Victoria Road, Belcher's St and Queen's Rd W. One point worth noting is that the report suggests the construction of a new pier at Kennedy Town for ferries to Macau and Castle Peak (now Tuen Mun), effectively moving the marine transport hub westward from Sheung Wan.

DAB's claim may be true, but hey, 20 years does not even constitute a half of 47.

（配圖為 MTS-1967 建議方案，由某 admin 早前所畫）

During my stay in Taiwan, my friend and I visit Jiufen, the town where Miyazaki got some of his inspirations from for the animated film Spirited Away. Just before that though, we explored Jinguashi, 10 mins away by bus some ruins, and the history behind it.

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