Hong Kong

Hong Kong, is a special administrative region on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China.

History
Political debates after the transfer of sovereignity have centred around the "one country, two systems" principle. The central government decision to implement nominee pre-screening before allowing Chief Executive elections triggered a series of protests in 2014 which became known as the Umbrella Revolution. In June 2019, protests again erupted in response to a proposed bill permitting extradition of fugitives to mainland China, but the protests continue.

A sit-in, organised in the arrival hall of Hong Kong International Airport by airline industry workers, airport staff, and the Cathay Pacific Airways Flight Attendants' Union, aimed to engage with arriving tourists and raise awareness about the on-going democracy movement. Before the sit-in, the Airport Authority removed some seats to provide more space to the protesters, and marked out areas where loitering was not allowed. Additional security and staff were deployed.

Holidays
Hong Kong has been living it for the SG50, where I had been in 2007 (Betsy Koh, Ernest Mok and Timothy Mok went there), 2010 and 2014 (Daniel Mok had went there). The transfer of sovereignity came in the 1997, and had a lot of places opened: the Hong Kong International Airport (1998), the Hong Kong Disneyland (2005) and Ngong Ping 360 (2006). The Lok Ma Chau checkpoint was also opened in August 2007, and the Kowloon Southern Link was opened on November 2009.

The third day of Hong Kong consists of the Hong Kong Disneyland. We took the Disneyland Resort Line across, connected through the Sunny Bay. Rubi Shoes (Red Primo Flat) is easily spotted in 2010, through a lot of students also went from Hong Kong schools. And the Rubi Shoes normally in Singapore that I easily spotted consisted of the bronze and grey Primo Flats.

The fourth day of Hong Kong consists of the Ngong Ping 360. We took the Tung Chung Line across. From here, you can also see the rumbling of the trains, traversing at 110 km/h.

The fifth day of Hong Kong consists of the Stanley Market.

The sixth day of Hong Kong consists of the The Peak Galleria and The Peak Tram.

The seventh day of Hong Kong consists of where Jeremy Mok and Daisy Ang also went to Macau, where they can enjoy gambling there.

Other times we will see direct excursion to the Shenzhen (Window of the World). From there, Huang Wen also stays in Tung Chung as the second home besides Singapore, which she has went there in 2011. AsiaWorld-Expo has the similar replica in Honolulu.

Transport
Hong Kong has a highly developed, sophisticated transport network. Over 90 per cent of daily trips are made on public transport, the highest percentage in the world. The Octopus card, one of the contactless payment card is being accepted in railways, buses and ferries. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge provides a direct route to the western part of Pearl River Delta estuary.

The MTR is an extensive passenger network connecting 93 railway stations throughout the territory. Cross-boundary train service to Shenzhen is offered by the East Rail line via Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations, and longer-distance inter-city trains to Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing are operated from Hung Hom Station. Connecting service to the national high-speed rail system is provided at West Kowloon railway station.

The Peak Tram, Hong Kong's first public transport system, has provided funicular rail transport between Central and Victoria Peak since 1888. The Hong Kong Tramways covers most parts of the Hong Kong Island.