On a mission to unearth the stories behind Hong Kong’s lost history.Tumblr (3.0; @hkurbex)https://hkurbex.com/<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/4ac4d06945e4ce946ef5e60c54abf0be/tumblr_nzmaegNokr1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.731683656962673.1073741943.401814783282897&type=3">The Failed Factory / 工業廢墟 - PART I</a>. <br/></p><p> There is something intriguingly and mesmerizingly captivating about industrial decay. Slated for demolition, this particular factorywas once used to manufacture metal ware and it has roots which date back to 1922, when the company was first founded in Guangzhou. <br/></p>https://hkurbex.com/post/135516422886https://hkurbex.com/post/135516422886Sun, 20 Dec 2015 02:08:40 +0800photography<img src="http://40.media.tumblr.com/209dfbeb95fb993ed2aa98169db62784/tumblr_nzhubn5kVT1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Efficient signage at an abandoned military site once reserved for some of the Gurkha unit in Hong Kong.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/135371668011https://hkurbex.com/post/135371668011Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:30:59 +0800<img src="http://40.media.tumblr.com/e58738201b024fe3f77b3005ddcb7c27/tumblr_nz2p8bK7Lg1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The grateful dead.</p> <p>Death can take over from life at any moment and in that sense we must respect it. Don’t fear it. It shall come when it comes, like an unexpected train you have been waiting for since birth. And when it does arrive this noisy calamitous world will disappear. Silence will take over. Lull. Sleep. It is your time.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/134835580746https://hkurbex.com/post/134835580746Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:16:59 +0800<img src="http://40.media.tumblr.com/f13c8ddc65035cbd426ce496053ee706/tumblr_nz162gqwwj1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>All in the family.</p> <p>Say hi: <br/> IG: @hkurbex<br/> YT: youtube.com/hkurbex<br/> WB: hkurbex.com<br/> FB: fb.com/hkurbex</p> <p>Explore your world, explore your city, explore HK.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/134781219106https://hkurbex.com/post/134781219106Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:25:28 +0800<img src="http://36.media.tumblr.com/85dd700860e0dc79d3fe41486973eafe/tumblr_ny2czrEeeX1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Almost 30 years old. Back before Monoply money was in HK.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/133527218806https://hkurbex.com/post/133527218806Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:19:03 +0800<img src="http://40.media.tumblr.com/8d0f05c5c597460064c38c43944269ab/tumblr_nxyph0Bd3i1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lighting the dark. </p> <p>Photo in a derelict bowling alley from a secret talented local shutterbug.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/133401259466https://hkurbex.com/post/133401259466Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:58:12 +0800<img src="http://40.media.tumblr.com/af105f3b159c3cf3173e37a09ad9b209/tumblr_nxqf05cKrB1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>System down.</p> <p>A shot from this weekend’s upcoming album documenting a rotting old Hong Kong apartment building where some notorious murders took place.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/133106403366https://hkurbex.com/post/133106403366Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:31:17 +0800<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/e44c78f5245cd73ea1394669ee042ce3/tumblr_nxakuerxpB1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Trippy city.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/132534750386https://hkurbex.com/post/132534750386Wed, 04 Nov 2015 21:15:50 +0800<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/cb9fc3ebd75f8965d856c81fa371585e/tumblr_nwvstw6A8V1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The dead factory.</p> <p>The skeletal remains of what was once a bustling Hong Kong paint factory.</p> <p>Throwback to an old adventure on hkurbex.com and fb.com/hkurbex</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/132016635871https://hkurbex.com/post/132016635871Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:44:20 +0800<img src="http://40.media.tumblr.com/955641efcc0d4ed0820feeff5fb02fc8/tumblr_nwmsnvzLiO1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Up in the attic.</p> <p>Shot from our excursion into this decrepit former old age pensioner’s home in Hong Kong, once run by a French-based charitable body and Roman Catholic order for women. The site also served as a refuge for those who fled from the Japanese invasion in China.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131692452471https://hkurbex.com/post/131692452471Fri, 23 Oct 2015 01:02:19 +0800<img src="http://40.media.tumblr.com/384101feda0d0411753cef68c88aabba/tumblr_nwlxh83FYD1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here’s the print version of our interview with the Hong Kong Economic Times!</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131669884816https://hkurbex.com/post/131669884816Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:48:44 +0800press<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/0a40d525e062db2817a0def256b023f4/tumblr_nwlwncheTs1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Check out our interview with the Hong Kong Economic Times <a href="http://goo.gl/XO7JqG">here</a>!</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131669167921https://hkurbex.com/post/131669167921Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:30:48 +0800press<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/7dcc683b788c413cffa33953ea4da3d9/tumblr_nwlwbvTS281uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Oh Snap! Photography with HK Urbex” <br/></p><p> Read our interview with Soy Journal <a href="http://soyjournal.com/en/people/post/hk-urbex-interview">here</a>! <br/></p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131668873961https://hkurbex.com/post/131668873961Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:23:55 +0800press<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/012a88edbde6cbe898fa59a97d8c96a2/tumblr_nwlvluoR141uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Deep within a derelict former British military barracks on the edge of Hong Kong.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131668192236https://hkurbex.com/post/131668192236Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:08:18 +0800<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/57c36258116ccc6ce7a021b351f83971/tumblr_nwg4602KOz1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.711559998975039.1073741934.401814783282897&type=3">Soho Takedown - PART III: The Black Market</a> <br/></p><p>Although you might not believe it from these photos, this captivating haven of grime and decay is in fact located in a prime part of Hong Kong, with the value of the site estimated to be worth HK$13 billion. </p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131462248591https://hkurbex.com/post/131462248591Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:27:36 +0800photography<iframe width="400" height="225" id="youtube_iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8StPVRbbDVI?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=http://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><b> Coming soon to HK URBEX</b>: A sci-fi intro trailer to our upcoming videos.</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131332880996https://hkurbex.com/post/131332880996Sat, 17 Oct 2015 14:05:51 +0800video<img src="http://36.media.tumblr.com/c0b7602990d8072e05743e999cbb3fcc/tumblr_nw6nk30dN21uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.710176739113365.1073741932.401814783282897&type=3">SoHo Takedown - PART II: The Black Market</a><br/></p><p> Although you might not believe it from these photos, this captivating haven of grime and decay is in fact located in a prime part of Hong Kong, with the value of the site estimated to be worth HK$13 billion. <br/></p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131120264801https://hkurbex.com/post/131120264801Wed, 14 Oct 2015 07:50:27 +0800photography<img src="http://41.media.tumblr.com/323699dcf908e3c016f465b72e44ad2b/tumblr_nw5luhPzaM1uhevnno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>HK URBEX in studio at RTHK with Noreen Mir. Listen to our interview <a href="http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio3/1_2_3_show&d=2015-10-08&p=5979&e=327485&m=episode">here</a>. </p>https://hkurbex.com/post/131081106136https://hkurbex.com/post/131081106136Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:15:53 +0800press<a href="http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?p=5979&e=327485&d=2015-10-08&m=episode">1 2 3 Show-HK Urbex</a>: <p>Check out our radio interview for RTHK.  In studio we had HK URBEX members: Toad, Dragon Xing, Jenkins, Ghost and Pripyat!</p>https://hkurbex.com/post/130996305361https://hkurbex.com/post/130996305361Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:38:56 +0800<iframe width="400" height="225" id="youtube_iframe" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EoLTmnEhSeM?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=http://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p> Check out our first ‘360 Virtual Reality’ (VR) test video. This gives you a full spectrum view of our urbex adventures, allowing you to see every possible angle by clicking & dragging across the screen. <br/><br/>YouTube and Facebook recently launched VR video support in anticipation of the Occulus Rift release in Q1 2016. Stay tuned for more 360 urbex! </p>https://hkurbex.com/post/130995704781https://hkurbex.com/post/130995704781Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:29:38 +0800video