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Old Aug 1, 2007, 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by wilheldp
Wow...I'm going to be staying in Tung Chung when I am in HK next week and was planning on taking the cable car to the Buddha. Any word on if it is open again, and if anything has been done to improve the safety and reliability of the cars?

How long does it take to get to the village/Buddha on the bus?
It will be a while before the cable car reopens. They've hired Swiss/Austrians consultants to find out what's going on, and report isn't due until around October or so.

The bus takes about 45 minutes.
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