View from the Peak

Hong Kong Hustle

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November 25th 2011
So far this much seems obvious about Hong Kong: it's a city of conspicuous - let's say profligate - consumption. It's a place where the rich drive E class Mercs while the legless beg silently in the subway for thrown coins. Where the motto seems to be, 'Live hard, because life is cheap,' and the worldview carries echoes of 'Earth, what a shithole'. It's a city where ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Kowloon

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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