Happy Valley race course

Day 276 - Mission Possible

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April 4th 2007
We picked up our Mongolian visas and went straight to the Chinese government department that deals with visas for the mainland. Applications submitted before noon can be collected the same day. Any later and we’d be stuck, but we got it done on time thankfully and to our enormous relief. There is a shop selling Chinese arts and crafts and furniture nearby which we popped into. In there we came ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Hong Kong Island

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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