Hong Kong !!

• Just_do_it_lah

  14 Aug 10, 00:43

   true true

• Markee

  14 Aug 10, 05:04

  HK is a nice place indeed ! Really hope to go there, probably early next year.  & Thanks for info (with pictures) in the thread.  Very well informed !

• Markee

  14 Aug 10, 05:10

  Will definitely go & try the durian soup (desserts) you strongly recommended in the thread... looks yummy !

• Markee

  14 Aug 10, 05:17

  TS... will you be doing some kind of review for other countries too ? Lazy to google.. haha

• Junyang700

  14 Aug 10, 11:39

  Hong Kong 電車

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzlo7Hu6MDY&feature=player_embedded

• Just_do_it_lah

  14 Aug 10, 12:44

  Originally posted by Junyang700:

  Hong Kong 電車

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzlo7Hu6MDY&feature=player_embedded

  
  haha.. thanks for the link to the electric trams in HK... a funny one indeed.

   

• Just_do_it_lah

  14 Aug 10, 12:46

  Originally posted by Markee:

  TS... will you be doing some kind of review for other countries too ? Lazy to google.. haha

  
  i think if you go search google will be faster than me doing a post.. haha..

  thanks for reading the thread & support. 

  cheers. pleasant weekends.

   

• bus555

  15 Aug 10, 21:26

  when is HK national day??

• Just_do_it_lah

  15 Aug 10, 21:37

   

  Hong Kong

  1 July (Transfer of sovereignty to the PRC 1997)

  1 October (National Day of the People's Republic of China)

• Just_do_it_lah

  15 Aug 10, 21:44

    

  Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after the First Opium War (1839–42). Originally confined to Hong Kong Island, the colony's boundaries were extended in stages to the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories by 1898. It was occupied by Japan during the Pacific War, after which the British resumed control until 1997, when China regained sovereignty. The Basic Law stipulates that Hong Kong shall enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign relations and military defence.

• Just_do_it_lah

  15 Aug 10, 22:23

  The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, referred to as the Return by Chinese and the Handover by British press, took place on 1 July 1997. The event marked the end of British rule, and the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to Chinese rule.

  

• Just_do_it_lah

  15 Aug 10, 22:26

  Handover ceremony

  The handover ceremony was held at the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on the night of 30 June 1997. The principal British guest was The Prince of Wales who read a farewell speech on behalf of the Queen. The newly elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, and the departing Hong Kong governor Chris Patten also attended.

  

• Just_do_it_lah

  15 Aug 10, 22:28

  British Representatives at the Royal Armed Forces' Beating Retreat Ceremony. Left-to-right: Robin Cook, Cherie Blair, The Prince of Wales (in his dress uniform as a Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy) and Chris Patten; Tony Blair can just be seen on the right-hand side.

  

• Just_do_it_lah

  15 Aug 10, 22:29

  Representing China were the President of the People's Republic of China, Jiang Zemin; and Tung Chee-hwa, the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. This event was broadcast on several television and radio stations across the world.

• Markee

  16 Aug 10, 02:03

  Thanks for info!

• bus555

  16 Aug 10, 14:51

  LOL happen on children day

• Just_do_it_lah

  16 Aug 10, 18:50

  August (activities in HK)

  

  Get spooked by Hong Kong's haunted houses during the Chinese ghost festival.

  64. Bring a rolley luggage case and nerves of steel with you to fight for bargains at the overcrowded Food Expo, August 12-16.

  65. Escape Hong Kong's climate triumvirate of high temperatures, high humidity, and high concentration of pollutants in the air, by ducking into a cinema for the Summer International Film Festival (date TBC).

  66. There are plenty of reasons to go to Macau at anytime of any year, but there isn't one better than the Adult Asia Expo 2010, August 20-22. 

  67. Get spooked at haunted houses in Hong Kong during the Chinese ghost festival (Yue Laan Festival).

  
  
  Read more: 88 things to do in Hong Kong in 2010 | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/none/great-big-list-hong-kong-2010-027668#ixzz0wlUIsGwY
  
• Just_do_it_lah

  16 Aug 10, 18:52

  September

  68. Summer is done. Get over it ... by drinking with people you just met at one of Hong Kong's best dive bars and challenging them to dice.

  69. Take advantage of Hong Kong's mild September weather and enjoy the Open Air Market held the third Sunday of each month, September through December.

  70. Get lost on the East Rail line and end up accidentally at Tai Mei Tuk for barbecues and bike rides.

  71. Load up on mooncakes until you're groggy with sugar and fats then light lanterns on the beach for the Mid Autumn Festival, September 22. 

  
  
• Just_do_it_lah

  16 Aug 10, 18:53

   

  

  Halloween in Hong Kong.

  October

  72. Cover the walls of your apartment with Chinese flags for National Day on October 1.

  73. Learn Mandarin to communicate with the flood of mainland Chinese tourists taking over Hong Kong during the Golden Week holiday.

  74. Join the rowdy expats for the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes on October 30–31.

  75. Dress up as the most mocked politician of the year for Halloween and get stuck in the crowds in Lan Kwai Fong. Then get disappointed when no one gets who you are.

  76. Watch Macau prove it's music credentials at the Macau International Music Festival (date TBC).

  
  
• Just_do_it_lah

  16 Aug 10, 18:54

  November

   

  

  Hong Kong Beach Festival in November.

  77. November seems to be the month of gluttony. Kick off by taking two sick leaves for the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair on November 4-6 -- one to attend, one to recover from hangover.

   

  78. Then head to Macau for the 10th Macau Food Festival between November 12-28.

  79. Eat at all the Michelin starred restaurants, poo-poo them on Openrice, then come up with your own list before the next edition publishes. Don't forget to bring your only-for-food DSLR.

   

  80. Have a last hurrah on the beach for the season in early November at the Hong Kong Beach Festival.

  81. Get to the Macau Grand Prix on November 18-21. 

  82. If you don't make it, then follow the UBS Hong Kong Open fervently during the same weekend.  

  
  
• Just_do_it_lah

  16 Aug 10, 18:55

  December

  83. Hold a memorial for the Central Star Ferry Pier on December 12.

   

  

  Hong Kong Christmas lights.

  84. Gawk at Christmas lights decorations with a stroll along the harborfront. 

   

  85. Gear up for the year-end sale season. You'll need comfy shoes, credit cards, and clothes that are easy to get in and out of.
  

  86. Rid your buyer's remorse by volunteering at struggling Hong Kong non-profit organisations. 

  87. Eat yourself silly with a winter solstice banquet on December 22.

  88. Avoid taxi queues on the way home from Central post-countdown by, well, not going home, and drinking at Lan Kwai Fong till sunrise.

  
  
• Just_do_it_lah

  19 Aug 10, 02:22

  Nathan Road @ Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon !

  

• Just_do_it_lah

  19 Aug 10, 02:23

  Lots of activities in the night...

  

• Just_do_it_lah

  19 Aug 10, 02:26

  Times Square @ Causeway Bay...

  

• Just_do_it_lah

  19 Aug 10, 02:28

  Inside The Landmark @ Central..