12-DEC-2006
We stayed five days and couldn’t get enough of Hong Kong. We loved the mix of east and west, new and old, the colourful streets and the spectacular harbour. These are 10 of our favourite images.
View of the financial district (“Central”) from Victoria Peak. Kowloon lies across the harbour.
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Studying the possibilities at the Kowloon flower market
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A junk, representing the past, takes tourists past the highest building in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong is a shopaholic’s dream. This is the ceiling in the atrium of the Times Square shopping and office complex.
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Threatening weather in the harbour
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Another view from Victoria Peak
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Hong Kong has a great modern subway, but also retains a historic double-decker tram line as part of its transport system.
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Buildings that seem to merge
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A busy street corner in Kowloon
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The nightly “sound and light” show stars several buildings that change colour and use searchlights/lasers to provide a visual rhythm for the music played on the Kowloon side of the harbour.