on the peak

Hong Kong

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November 8th 2006
Morning readers your intrepid travellers are back on line for a quick update. Hong Kong has been everything we had hoped and more. It is well worth a visit even if shopping is not the first thing on your list of activities. It is such a weird combination of east and west water and concrete, glass and grass. The trams are the dogs whatsits and run till 1am. they cost about 12p for any distance ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong » Hong Kong Island

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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