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Exploring Kowloon

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July 1st 2007
Sunday July 1 Today we explored parts of the Kowloon Peninsula- the neighborhood we are staying in is Tsim Sha Tsui. We started at the Hong Kong Cultural Center and walked along the public peer to the Avenue of Stars, which is a promenade along the harbor dedicated to Hong Kong movie stars. The area was starting to be cordoned off with barricades for crowd control during the fireworks display ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon

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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... ... read more