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Google Street View comes to HK

By thomascrampton ⋅ January 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A few minutes ago, just above Lan Kwai Fung, I spotted a silver Prius with an odd contraption on the roof and Google stickers on the door. Looks like Google Street View will be coming soon to Hong Kong.

I took great pleasure in photographing the Google Street View car, which was presumably photographing me.

Perhaps I should have run alongside the car to get in as many shots as possible.

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Comments for “Google Street View comes to HK”

  • Andy
    so that was a year ago. Any idea what's happened in the mean time?
  • orel
    just saw it too.
  • Bob
    Yep, it's for streetview.
    One of those cars stopped right beside our car. Looks like I might be on Streetview.
  • Michael
    Saw it back in December 24. Cool.
  • SkaterMDJ
    Dude, I saw the same thing, it passed my house and i started posing for it. Cant wait to see the pics gonna be sick
  • Betsy: It usually takes Google about three months to process the data and put it online. In the meantime, enjoy some of these fun Google Street Views:

    http://streetviewgallery.corank.com
  • Hi,
    I would like to make a post on the blog http://blog.webnews.it/ about Street View coming to Hong Kong. Please, may I reuse your picture for my post?
  • Betsy Drager
    So how soon till Google Street View comes to Beijing or Shanghai?
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...