HK Skyline 1

Hong Kong

---

May 22nd 2006
Well the typhoon brought some lovely weather as you can imagine... torrential downpours lasting all day and all night marred our 4 day visit of Hong Kong. You couldn't step outside the door without full wet-gear and wader-wellies. Decided to brave the weather to head up Victoria Peak on the Peak Tram, which has been ferrying passengers since 1888 along a gradient of between 4 and 27 degrees to ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

---

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