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HONG
KONG
ISLAND
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KOWLOON
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NEW
TERRITORIES
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OUTLYING
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The
Hong
Kong
Special
Administrative
Region
of
the
People’s
Republic
of
China
is
much
more
than
a
harbour
city.
The
traveller
weary
of
its
crowded
streets
may
be
tempted
to
describe
it
as
“Hong
Kongcrete”.
Yet,
this
SAR
with
its
cloudy
mountains
and
rocky
islands
is
mostly
a
rural
landscape.
Much
of
the
countryside
is
classified
as
Country
Park
and,
although
7
million
people
are
never
far
away,
it
is
possible
to
find
pockets
of
wilderness
that
will
reward
the
more
intrepid
tourist. |
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Hong
Kong
has
the
big
city
specials
like
smog,
odour,
14
million
elbows
and
an
insane
love
of
clatter.
But
it's
also
efficient,
hushed
and
peaceful:
the
transport
network
is
excellent,
the
shopping
centres
are
sublime,
and
the
temples
and
quiet
corners
of
parks
are
contemplative
oases. |
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The
best
thing
about
being
in
Hong
Kong
is
getting
flummoxed
and
fired
by
the
confluences
and
contradictions
of a
Chinese
city
with
multi-Asian
and
Western
elements.
It's
about
savouring
new
tastes,
weaving
through
a
human
gridlock
and
humming
some
dumb
Cantopop
tune
while
slurping
your
noodles.
UNESCO
World
Heritage
Sites |
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Information
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Photos
Courtesy
of
Hong
Kong
Tourism
Board |
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