Nov 30, 2003 - Hong Kong

We arrived in Hong Kong by bus unsure of what to expect. ... We had all heard innumerable stories of Hong Kong's lights and hustle, but our impressions of Hong Kong were definitely changed during our stay in China's most commercialized City. ... The strange duality that is the relationship between Hong Kong Province (very capitalist; ceded to China in 1997) and the People's Republic of China (quasi-communist) is actually quite staggering. ... For three Canadian men, Hong Kong's western feel was - at this stage in the trip - a welcome change. ... Hong Kong Province is actually made up of four regions: the New Territories, Outlying Islands, Kowloon, and Hong Kong Island. ...

Nov 25, 2003 - We arrive in Hong Kong

As fans of theme parks you would expect us to be able to cope with a bus trip from an airport to a hotel. Hong Kong Airport is excellent, 15 minutes after getting off the plane we were through customs and had collected our bags. ... Tomorrow we hit Hong Kong Island! ...

Nov 15, 2003 - Arrive Hong Kong

Our primary purpose in coming here was to see old friends since we were going to be "close". Again in 1990's, when I worked a project in Suzhou, China over a period of three years, I would go through Hong Kong to get there in order to visit these same people. ...