| Page Views: 3,232 Last Visit to Hong Kong: September, 2008 I Visit Here Frequently | Hong Kong - My Other Home by mim95 - last update: Oct 6, 2008 |
| HK skyline & the Victoria Harbour |
My first visit to Hong Kong was in Christmas of 2002. It was my first time going back home since moving to Canada with my family many years ago. Then I went back frequently since then.
Hong Kong is known as the land of skyscraper apartments and office buildings. It's not unusal for a person to live on the 40th floor or higher. The newer ones sometimes have 60 or 70 stories tall! The lack of land in the urban area means that many old buildings must give way for the skyscrapers. The harbour is getting smaller too because of the never-ending land reclamation. But not too many travellers have gotten out of the concrete forest to enjoy the countryside, which is easily accessable by bus or ferry.
Hong Kong is probably one of the few large cities that doesn't have any sales tax on goods. There are also lots of great restaurants. Getting around town is extremly convenient, with a highly developed network of subways, buses, and trains. |
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| Pros: | "Beautiful skyline and excellent public transit system" | | Cons: | "Air pollution, not enough done to preserve old buildings" |
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bonio Sat Sep 22, 2007 00:04 UTC
Enjoyed this page, very useful tips, thankyou | mrjemm Tue Jun 26, 2007 00:02 UTC
Another page on HK that gets my nostalgia bursting it's banks. I miss HK so much. Good page. Jem. | ellielou Tue May 29, 2007 23:15 UTC
interesting pages....starting to have some vague thoughts of starting in HK, working my way to Kunming, and down to Hanoi. But, this would be in Jan, so perhaps HK will be too cold. Thanks for such informative pages! | benazer Fri Feb 23, 2007 00:16 UTC
Beautiful pictures and very interesting commentaries,enjoyed your pages very much.. Az. |
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