
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, October 15, 1993                   TAG: 9310150111
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: HONG KONG                                LENGTH: Short

THE WORLD'S LONGEST ESCALATOR OPENS TODAY

With hardly a creak, Hong Kong will flick the switch today on the world's longest escalator link, designed to carry 26,000 commuters daily and unclog the colony's roads.

The half-mile long "Hillside Escalator Link" connects Hong Kong's waterfront business area to Mid-Levels, a chic residential district 450 feet up Victoria Peak.

- Associated Press

by CNB