Web Crawling

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Fly Past
(www.twin.ne.jp/~watanabe/HK)
Touching Downer This is a lovingly maintained Kai Tak fan site, complete with sobbing violin soundtrack. Download wallpaper images of planes brushing rooftops, sigh over pictures of the final day and share your memories in the guest book.

Thanks for the Memory Chips
(www.flightstore.co.uk/category/use.dept.133)
Terminal Case Go to this British-based retailer’s URL, enter “Hong Kong” as a search term, and order Microsoft’s Ultimate Hong Kong flight-simulator game for your PC in which Hong Kong is depicted in hyper detail—and so is the knuckle-whitening Kai Tak landing, along with 67 other scenic flights over the territory. Fasten seat belts, please.

Shoot To Thrill
(lawrencechiu.com/kaitakairport)
Photo Finish Hong Kong photographer Lawrence Chiu documented the last few years of Kai Tak’s history, often waiting hours for the perfect plane shot. He continues to exhibit and sell his dramatic photos online.

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