Day 28 The Peak and Stanley Markets 01 The Peak and Tower

Day 28 The Peak and Stanley Markets

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June 19th 2010
Today we decided to spend most of the day on Hong Kong Island as we had previously only spent a short time there. First off all we got the MTR to Central and then walked up these big hills to the base station of the Peak Train. This is a funicular railway which goes up to the Peak, a bit of a misnomer as it’s actually in a pass between two hills. There have been a lot of changes here in the la ... 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