Boxing Day - The Cousins

Boxing Day

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December 30th 2008
Today is a official holiday so everybody is out and about. We went to Stanley on the south side of the island today. Another cliff-hanging bus ride. There we spent a lot of time shopping in the street markets. I got Gus a darling Chinese coat. We ate lunch at Smuggler's Inn along the waterfront. That evening, Jim and Katy hosted a Boxing Day dinner at the Veranda in Repulse Bay, a very old B ... read more

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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