There's always been something special about Hong Kong. From its importance in politics ever since the colonial heydays to the frosty relations between today's global superpowers, via the wonders of a thriving economy to its mystical oriental heritage. Virtually every person seems to be a razor sharp salaryman by day only to turn into a wall climbing supernatural kung fu expert at night. The geography of the city itself is just as outlandish and bewildering; islands of needle sharp skyscrapers crowding on the slopes of humid green hills poking out of the water, only to disappear in misty clouds. Its waters are chaotically crowded by all sorts of floating things, container barges, boats, ferries, cruise liners, floating casinos just as the streets themselves tremble under the constant burden of far too many pedestrians, touts, construction workers,
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