Prepare for take-off

Easter, Glenn, Rugby, & Simone's Birthday

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April 8th 2008
Life can get pretty busy in Hong Kong. Simone and Georgia came with me to Macau for a work function at the Venetian. At the Venetian all roads lead to the gaming tables, which are densely populated outposts of compassion, where people enthusiastically donate their money to impovrished casino owners. The suites upstairs were plush, but the huge shopping mall in the St Marks Square is a setting t ... 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