Smoggy Hong Kong from Peak

Whirlwind Hong Kong

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January 24th 2007
We decided to try and do as much as possible to experience the culture and that meant getting up at 7am, which was suprisingly not painful, seems u had no idea of what the outside world was doing in the window-less room. We made our way on the subway to central, where we caught a local bus up to The Peak, the steep mountainous high above HK island. It was a great tour in itself watching everyone ( ... 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