One of the most attractive things of The Philippines is the feasibility to travel across Asia Pacific. So, in the previous posting we profiled Thailand. And now I will be profiling Hong Kong.
Some basic data about Hong Kong:
1) Population rate comparing to the total HK area.
2) Chinese heritage, very marked, people feeling proud of it, but at the same time very open for tourism and commerce.
3) Cantonese Chinese language, very unique and impossible to understand. As far as what I know, its more complicated to learn than Mandarin chinese; so people in a way feel prouder to have this unique language as an asset.
4) Free visa access - Man, this is real talk about globalization. You can enter the country with free-visa from 10 to 180 days depending on your country of residence.
It was an amazing time there, not only for meeting people in the consulting business, all talking about economic growth, business trends, China and opportunities with Latin America. But especially for meeting friends, walking around Koolon and having amazing fireworks in front of the IFC (International Finance Centre); this well remembered tower screened at The Dark Knight .
The funny thing was that we were photographed by a professional photographer who was taking pictures in the front line. Lucky us :) You can check out some more pictures here.
Other highlighs
Food. You can find food everywhere all day long. A nice thing to know, was that the goverment took all the street food and constructed like a food court, so that they could still sell their food but with higinical conditions and with tables and chairs to enjoy it as much as possible. It looked and tasted ok. And of course are plenty of spots to visit and unique flavors to try, I played it safe, though and had some noodles, I highly recomment them.
Ferry trip. You have to take it, its cheap and the view of Hong Kong is priceless.
Transportation. Very very neat.
Streets. Crowded - of course because of new year's eve; but also because people usually take off from work and walk the markets. Some avenues looked like Time Square in New York City. This city looks cosmopolitan and commercial at the same time; but commercial not only for the shopping sense (which was big), but also the high trade, the global business is in the air in Hong Kong. Which amazed me the most, was how safe it is. Really you feel secure.
Go to Hong Kong, either for business of placer, you will find it a great destination.
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