Room With A View

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August 13th 2007
I arrived in Hong Kong after a long over night flight from New Zealand. Guess what it was raining! So I put on my coat collected my bag and boarded the train as per Sue's instructions, as soon as I walked out of the air conditioned train the heat hit me, the humidity in Hong Kong is stifling. Like nothing else I have ever experienced. After stripping down the layers to trousers and t-shirt I found ... 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