Hong Kong- The perfect mix of asian culture with perfect quantity of Britishness..for now!
August 16th 2009 Our week in Hong Kong was such a lovely break! We started in the less tourist area of Mong Kok, Kowloon, sampling the "real" Hong Kong! It was busy, sooo many people around on the pavements, yet I cant quite describe why, but unlike China it somehow had a kind of organised busy-ness about it. Maybe it was to do with the fact people are more polite and actually hold the door open for you! Anoth
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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 
