The Star ferry

5th April, 6pm HKT.

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April 5th 2006
After a visit to Barbara’s office to update my blog and check my emails, I took the Star Ferry to Kowloon The streets around the HK terminal are filled with groups of women sitting on the pavements eating, chatting and playing cards, a social time for them. The ferry terminal reminds me of a cross between a low-rate children’s amusement park and a French motorway toll plaza with concrete, peb ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

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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