A Beast!!!

Lantau Island

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October 6th 2008
6th OCTOBER 2008 - BIG BUDDHA!! We got up early as planned and after packing up we hauled our backpacks on again to head back to Kowloon. Luckily because we had been there before the journey was much better and we only had the packs on for half an hour!! Score!!! We went to the same hostel building as the first night but got a room on the third floor! In hostel terms we were going up in the world ... 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