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These pictures, naturally, are from the later trip. The whole week was misty without interruption, which has flattened a lot of the photos, but every now and again it seemed to work with me. I love this place more than any other city on earth - I hope you can see why. </p> </th> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="a41"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a41"> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="content"> <p> All of these images are copyright &copy; 2003 Eldan Goldenberg, and are provided free for non-profit use only. If you are interested in commercial licencing please <a href="mailto:eldan@myrealbox.com?subject=commercial exploitation of your photos">contact me</a> to negotiate terms. </p> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="a41"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a41"> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="content"> <h3> day trips </h3> <a href="LantauIsland/" target="_top"><img src="Lantau_icon.jpg" width="200" height="150" class="w_border" alt="The giant Buddha statue on Lantau island" title="Lantau island" /></a> <h4> <a href="LantauIsland/" target="_top">Lantau island</a> </h4> <a href="NewTerritories/" target="_top"><img src="NewTerritories_icon.jpg" width="200" height="150" class="w_border" alt="Detailed plasterwork from an old mansion in the New Territories" title="The New Territories" /></a> <h4> <a href="NewTerritories/" target="_top">The New Territories</a> </h4> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="a41"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a41"> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="photos"> <h3> Hong Kong Island &amp; Kowloon </h3> <img src="KCR_old_clock.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="w_border" alt="The former KCR station clock" /> This clock tower is all that's left of Kowloon's old railway station - once one end of the longest rail journey possible on earth <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="HongKongIsland.jpg" width="400" height="172" class="w_border" alt="Hong Kong Island from Kowloon" /> The view of Hong Kong island, across the Victoria Harbour from Kowloon <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="StarFerry.jpg" width="400" height="260" class="w_border" alt="The Star Ferry" /> The Star Ferry, which runs people across the harbour ceaselessly all day <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="1.jpg" width="308" height="400" class="w_border" alt="A shiny building" /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="FastFerry.jpg" width="400" height="212" class="w_border" alt="The fast ferry" /> The fast ferry to the outlying islands <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="Kowloon.jpg" width="400" height="209" class="w_border" alt="Kowloon from the sea" /> Kowloon, from the boat to Lantau <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="MassTransit.jpg" width="300" height="400" class="w_border" alt="The mass transit" /><br /> The mass transit is clean! (and efficient) <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="Bank_of_China.jpg" width="192" height="400" class="w_border" alt="The bank of China building" /><br /> It seems deliciously symbolic that the building to most blatantly defy <q>Feng Shui</q> rules (something about the triangles being daggers pointing to the heart of Hong Kong) belongs to the Bank of China. Hong Kong's more superstitious residents view this place with a mixture of fear and loathing <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="HSBC_with_maids.jpg" width="400" height="277" class="noborder" alt="A convocation of Filipina maids on their day off" /><br /> Norman Foster's HSBC building, on the other hand, is raised on stilts so as not to break another <q>Feng Shui</q> rule (not obstructing the flow of people from the port of entry (the Star Ferry terminal) to the administrative centre of the city). This has the side effect that it provides a sheltered space for some of Hong Kong's Filipina maids to gather if their Sunday off is not blessed with good weather <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="HSBC.jpg" width="314" height="400" class="w_border" alt="The HSBC building" /><br /> And this is what the HSBC building (left) actually looks like. I have to say I prefer the evil Bank of China building aesthetically, but if I were commissioning something for Hong Kong I would certainly take the superstitions of the population into account... <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="St_Johns_1.jpg" width="300" height="400" class="w_border" alt="St.John's church" /><br /> In between the shiny skyscrapers are reminders of Hong Kong's colonial past. St.John's church (above and below) is my favourite <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="St_Johns_2.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="w_border" alt="St. John's church" /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="scaffolder.jpg" width="288" height="400" class="w_border" alt="Bamboo scaffolding" /><br /> Hands up who thought the building techniques in Hong Kong would be ultra-modern <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="from_Peak_Tram.jpg" width="400" height="253" class="noborder" alt="View from the Peak Tram" /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="downtown_temple.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="w_border" alt="A temple nestles between huge modern buildings" /><br /> One thing I particularly appreciated in Hong Kong was that having escaped the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution there was far more evidence of living Chinese culture than in the People's Republic. In the PRC this place would have been bulldozed decades ago because the space it takes up (between two huge buildings on a high street) was too valuable <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="2.jpg" width="300" height="400" class="noborder" alt="A skyscraper" /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="3.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="w_border" alt="Suburban houses" /><br /> It's only a short bus ride from Hong Kong Central to altogether slower and quieter places. These last few pictures are from a beachside suburb on the East side of the island <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="4.jpg" width="300" height="400" class="w_border" alt="A temple" /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="beach.jpg" width="400" height="255" class="w_border" alt="The beach" /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="beach_football.jpg" width="400" height="149" class="w_border" alt="American football with the Pacific in the background" /><br /> </td> <td class="a42"> </td> <td class="a41"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a31"> </td> <td class="a32"> </td> <td class="a34"> </td> <td class="a32"> </td> <td class="a31"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a21"> </td> <td class="a22"> </td> <td class="a23"> </td> <td class="a22"> </td> <td class="a21"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a11"> </td> <td class="a12"> </td> <td class="a13"> </td> <td class="a12"> </td> <td class="a11"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td class="right_col"> <table class="right_side" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="a11"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a22"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="a34"> </td> </tr> <tr> <th> ...make contact </th> </tr> <tr> <td class="content"> <a href="mailto:eldan@myrealbox.com?your photos" target="_top" title="tell me how wonderful I am.">write to me</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/wishlist/3FTIOS138YAPB/ref%3Dwl%5Fem%5Fto/026-7532618-4491629" target="_blank" title="buy me stuff. 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