Above : An excited crowd awaits results of the HKSAR's first Legislative Council election held on May 24.

left : Thousands turn out to watch, with great nostalgia, the planes land and take off at Kai Tak Airport in the final days before its closure after serving Hong Kong for more than 70 years.

Bottom : Ting Kau Bridge (foreground) opened in May. Together with the Tsing Ma Bridge and Kap Shui Mun Bridge (background), these three bridges link Lantau Island with Kowloon and the New Territories.