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Hong Kong Tramways is offering free rides today, Aug 18, to celebrate its Guinness World Record award for maintaining “the largest fleet of double-decker trams in service.”
According to a press statement, the company said it was also marking the success of local athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Founded 117 years ago, HK Tramways is one of the world’s oldest public transportation systems. The company now owns and operates 15 trams, carrying up to 200,000 passengers each day.
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celebrate its Guinness win, a celebration ceremony was held Monday, and a
series of city-wide celebrations have been lined up, including setting up a
pop-up store and photo exhibitions to promote its unique history and service.
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Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Olympic medalists will be feted tomorrow with a motorcade that will set out from Hung Hom, and end at the West Kowloon Cultural District for a welcoming ceremony.
Two open-top buses carrying the athletes and their coaches will arrive at the junction of Jordan Road and Nathan Road at around 9:40am, then proceed along Nathan Road and Canton Road before ending up in West Kowloon.
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Hong Kong’s record haul includes its first-ever gold medal, won by Eric Cheung in fencing; two silvers in swimming won by Siobhan Haughey, and a bronze each by the women’s table tennis team, Grace Lau in kata karate, and Sarah Lee in track cycling.
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