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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]
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] Blog: Hong Kong Day 2
Date: March 2nd 2012
One thing I am quickly learning about HK is that the consequence of having a great night life is that people do not get up early. It appears office workers do not wander in until about 10am and that shops don't often until 10:30am. Even the wet markets that sell produce don't get going until almost lunchtime! Normally, these markets are early morning events but not in HK. I was up and abou ... read more
Date: March 2nd 2012
One thing I am quickly learning about HK is that the consequence of having a great night life is that people do not get up early. It appears office workers do not wander in until about 10am and that shops don't often until 10:30am. Even the wet markets that sell produce don't get going until almost lunchtime! Normally, these markets are early morning events but not in HK. I was up and abou ... read more
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