Hong Kong is divided into three regions; Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon were given to the British in the 1800s while the New Territories are leased to them in 1898 for 99 years (hence Hong Kong's return to China in 1997).
To understand Hong Kong you must understand it's unique situation. How do you take a "colony" from one country and give it to another country with a completely different set of rules and way of life? Hong Kong was given back to China on the condition that it would be able to govern itself for at least another 50 years.
Enough about the history though, why am I talking about Hong Kong? Well, I actually haven't been there yet, but I do intend to go in July. It is a place of great interest to me, so why not blog about it, yes? Well, I imagined that I knew a lot about it, but it turns out that I don't, I mean I know more about Malaysia than I about Hong Kong (and I'd hardly been to Malaysia).
It is also very interesting to me because of it mixture of the British culture and the Chinese culture. A lot of things in Hong Kong operate closer to the British way when compared to the way these things are done in Mainland China.
It is also very interesting to me because of it mixture of the British culture and the Chinese culture. A lot of things in Hong Kong operate closer to the British way when compared to the way these things are done in Mainland China.
Anyhow, a place of interest in Hong Kong would be the Mong Kok market, or markets. Open air, noisy, lots of people, random products (and probably lots of counterfeits)...ahhh, I'm homesick already!!
I mean just look at that!! I can smell the street food from here! Or is that just my instant noodles cooking? I'm not sure, I'm quite hungry but I really cannot wait to go!
Th-th-th-that's all folks! Explorer Anwar over and out!
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