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Background: Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. In this agreement, China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.

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By Graz Doz Trez
November 4th 2009

Day Three - Hong Kong - 'Wilderness' Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

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Today has been largely uneventful, my sleeping pattern has become rather odd. The day I arrived, hadn't slept much before so had a long nap in the afternoon, yesterday I awoke at 06:53 and after a busy morning, I again had a long nap in the afternoon. This morning I woke up, looked at my phone and it was once again 06:53... groundhog day! ha! "and don't forget your booties - cause its cold outside!" well... its not cold, but I don't like being up at that time. In an attempt to change this pattern I needed to make sure I [View Full Entry]

By Graz Doz Trez
November 3rd 2009

Day Two - Hong Kong - Admiral and Causeway Bay Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

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Day 2 in Hong Kong, After awaking at 06:55 - put that down to time difference not keeness! - I had a great cup of coffee, attempted to go back to bed but dad started talking to me, d'oh! I faffed around a bit for a few hours then decided to get into gear and start to work on getting visas for places down the line. I headed for the Philippean consulate in Admiral. I packed my satchel/man bag - oh which reminds me, in "The Hangover", my favorite part is when Alan gets abuse for a manpurse, and he tells [View Full Entry]

By Graz Doz Trez
November 2nd 2009

Day One - UK and Hong Kong - Arriving. Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

Day one. "and on the first day the lord said; "Let their be light"... and there was." This has been a very long day so far, but not for any bad reasons. It started as Saturday 31st of October, and will run untill tonight, Monday 2nd November. Saturday night was spent celebrating my leaving England to go travelling for 10 months, the night itself was good fun, but seeminly uneventful, which is probably a good thing. And, although we returned to my flat at 04:00ish, that wasn't the end of the day. I had to finalise my bag, and pack it [View Full Entry]

By CBass
October 24th 2009

Hong Kong Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

Well chapter two begins on the wednesday morning waking up in a bed far too small for one person let alone sharing it with the monster that is barry mcg. I horrible moment of realiastion that not only did it feel like my back ws broken but it also felt like i had slept fo roughly about 2 minutes all night. Anyways the groupe regrouped to discuss the antics and experience of the night before - this included an irish bar in which the majority of the guys ended up, chatting up some german girl, running to the safety of taxis [View Full Entry]

By Scratlin
October 15th 2009

Hong Kong - 5th October to 19th October 2009 Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

Fortress Hill

Despite being longer than our flight out to Dubai, the fact we flew to Hong Kong at 9.40am and arrived and 9.40pm (local time) made the flight much more bearable. Duncan (old friend from Uni - a Canadian whos family moved out here 11 years ago) took us back to his flat. On the way I was struck by how, in contrast with shiny new Dubai, how old and battered some of Hong Kong looked. Im sure he wouldn begrudge me saying that Duncans flat is very much a Boy Flat, geared towards long periods of computer gaming (both of his [View Full Entry]

By Muzzle
October 6th 2009

Hong Kong - The Spiritual Bit Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

The first impression of Hong Kong is of concrete scraping the hazy sky and hazy revellers scraping the concrete pavements. Then you’re taken to the “other side” of the islands where you’re amazed that such exotic beachy alcoves exist in such close proximity to the vast arrays of neon sign topped towers. Then to add one more dimension you find out that on a hill top sits the biggest bronze Buddha on the planet, the third largest Buddha known to be in existence. The mind boggled. I had to confirm this with my own peepers and so began Tuesday, the day [View Full Entry]

By ShelleyAnn
September 22nd 2009

"A Perfect Day" on Lantau Island Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

Closer to the Buddha

I had wanted to spend my last day in HK checking out the great buddha on Lantau Island. I just had to figure out the best (and cheapest) way to get there. While feasting on a delicious BBQ Pork roll, I decided to take the MTR to Tung Chung and get the no 23 bus to the monastery. People who think that there is nothing to see in HK haven't really taken the oppurtunity to visit the lesser known parts. Lantau Island is beautiful. The bus that took us up to the monastery passed sandy deserted beaches, great hiking spots, and [View Full Entry]

By Andy n Jen
August 19th 2009

Last day in Hong Kong =-) Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

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The morning began like all others, early, with a huge breakfast. It was then off to Lantau Island, an hour long subway journey, followed by an hour long bus ride. We arrived in a small village, Ngong Ping, where the temperature was a souring 39 degrees and the humidity was a saturating 89% we were wet instantly. To start us off we ate at Jen’s choice of restaurant where we served sewerage soup, slimy noodles but yummy tempura veggies! It was then gelato all round before embarking on our massive assent up the, what seemed to be 1000 stair climb, to [View Full Entry]

By MarissaHK
July 12th 2009

DiSnEyLaNd!!! Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

Walking In

This past Saturday we went to the HoNg KoNg DiSnEyLaNd ! I haven't been to a Disney park since I was nine, so I was anxious to see what it would be like going as an adult. We woke up bright and early and boarded the bus to Lantau Island, where Disney is. We were all SOOOO excited to be there! Once we got off the bus and walked in, we instantly started taking photos. Some of us hadn't eating breakfast so we decided to find some food. There was a Lilo and Stitch Summer Dance Party on our way to [View Full Entry]

By carey
June 23rd 2009

Hong Kong or bust Asia » Hong Kong » Lantau Island

Victoria Peak

My first night in Hong Kong was less than restful. My air conditioner is horrendously noisy, but also a necessary evil for sleeping in the cramped closet space. Four times during the night I had to lazily, drag myself to the end of the bed and push myself up to adjust the amount of cold air being pushed into my room. Never achieved the perfect temperature… My first full day in Hong Kong had a bit of promise. I took the ferry again to Hong Kong island and walked around. Saw the world’s longest escalator, which bored me so I changed [View Full Entry]

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