John up the Peak

Hong Kong, Day 2

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October 13th 2009
Our first full day in the city, and I doubt it’ll come as a shock to find that we started it off with a bit of a lie-in. We did have a LOT of sleep to catch up on! We ended up getting up at 10am, which was a bit later than we wanted, so we quickly got ready and rushed out without any breakfast. We took the MTR to Admirality, and then walked up what I remember to be a bit of a steep hill to th ... 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