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Day 9 Hong Kong Island Tour & Kowloon walk about

June 2nd 2009
Today was my first chance to see Hong Kong. I got to see a little bit of Kowloon by night on my way to the hotel from the airport last night. Hong Kong has 2 very contrasting parts to it. The very modern sky scraper financial sector and the older, slightly run down Kowloon peninsula. I had a 1/2 day tour booked Hong Kong Island. Pick up was at 8:10 this morning. It was a bit hard getting ... 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

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Geoff Fouhy

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This is my first major overseas trip going by myself. Correspondingly this is my first attempt at Blogging. Please excuse the obvious Amateur mistakes I make along the way. This blog follows my travels through the Asian countries and regions of Japan, Hong Kong and Macau. I'll do my best to make it as least boring as possible for you poor buggers slogging it out doing the hard yards at home. Keep checking back for updates. I'll do my best to post 1 each day. My trip has now ended (as of 8 June 09). I hope you enjoyed reading the Blog and thanks for taking an interest. Regards Ge... full info

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