City from Victoria Peak

Hong Kong

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November 10th 2008
Hong Kong the land of the Anglo Chinese, big buildings, Bruce Lee and a surprising amount of hills. The first thing we noticed that was a little strange were how the buildings were occupied. Each high rise block would contain a mixture of stuff within, shops were often not on the ground floor so you would have to decide you really wanted to see into a shop and get the lift to the right floor i ... 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