Hong Kong tips and tricks
A diary from Hong Kong about its history, and a visit to the nightmarket in Mongkok.
Around 1841 "took the" British Hong Kong from China. The British needed the country for their trade in opium. The Chinese government trying to "throw" Brits out, bomb dere ships. This resulted in the British sent two warships off, which sank 29 Chinese ships. It convinced the Chinese that the British should have Hong Kong. Life on the island were improved, and many Chinese fled from China to Hong Kong. In 1997 included British and Chinese an agreement allowing the town status SAR = Special Administrative Region - in force for 50 years. Which means that the city has the right to decide everything except when it comes to defense and foreign affairs. China calls solution for a country with two systems. Really it should be called "one country, three systems" as Macau also have their own government. The local has a trick that they use when the computer in an elevator warns that there is too much weight. Instead, one person goes out as the weight is minimized, sticks a person just have one leg out of the elevator to reduce weight for a while, so stop your computer to complain. Hong Kong has everything. The town offers culture and nature - everything from opera to trekking. A wide variety of international fast food chains and sushi restaurants mixed with local offerings. Fancy shopping malls and street markets. One can easily spend one week of his vacation in just exploring Hong Kong. Natmarkedet in Mongkok should be one of the best. Youll find plenty of such copy handbags, belts and watches. We bought four decorated ceramic bowls for 100 HKD.