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"In Hongkong they strike a gong and fire off a noonday gun." --Noel Coward. David was in Hong Kong as an official observer of the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference; Mary was there for pleasure. | |
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The "Star" Ferry is the cheapest and most scenic way to travel from Hong Kong Island to the Kowloon Peninsula. For $2.20 (Hong Kong, that's about 29 cents American) you can ride the ferry made famous by William Holden and Nancy Kwan in the movie The World of Suzie Wong. | 
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| Victoria Park is a reminder of Hong Kong's colonial past. | ||
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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was ceded by China the following year. Under an agreement signed by China and the UK in 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 1 July 1997. Under China's "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be imposed and Hong Kong will enjoy a high degree of autonomy (except foreign and defense affairs) for 50 years. (CIA World Factbook). | 
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Then off for shopping! A visit to one of Mary's favorite shops -- LUSH. And material for another Post-Gazette column.
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View of the garden and Hong Kong Harbor from our room at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel. |
Christmas cocktails at the Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon. (Thank you Jan!) |
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