Mirador Mansions

We've landed in Asia

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August 25th 2006
25th August 2006 We arrived in Hong Kong airport at around 22:00 after a 9hr flight from Sydney. Passport control asked me (Martin) whether the photo in my passport was me, ha! All westerners look the same to them! :o) We jumped in the airport shuttle and headed to Kowloon. By the time we got to Nathan Road which as expected is full of bright lights with brand names everywhere, it ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon

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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