Shek O beach

8th April, all day.

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April 8th 2006
Today is beach day so I head back to Shau Kei Wan’s bus station for an onward bus link to Shek O. The bus is hard to find using the local bus signs, but guesswork tells me to follow the throng of loud, brash, irascible Americans and I’m quickly proved right. The interior of the island is steeply mountainous, a little like parts of Wales but with fleeting glimpses of skyscrapers between the hil ... 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