Leaving Main Land China and arriving in Hong Kong

                        
                  Leaving Main Land China

    Waiting at the Airport for a flight to Hong Kong



                              Hong Kong
Under the principle of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong has a different political system from main land China.  Hong Kong's independent judiciary functions under the common law framework.  The basic law of Hong Kong, its constitutional document, governs its political system and stipulates that Hong Kong shall have a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign relations and military defense.  As one of the world's leading international finance centers, Hong Kong has a major capitalist service economy characterized by low taxation and free trade.

             Hong Kong in 1843

Hong Kong in 2010

          Hong Kong is a very modern city and has 7 million people.

Our hotel was in the heart of the bustling shopping District know as Kowloon.

                                 

First we went to the harbor where many fishing boats had come for a safe harbor because of the coming storm.

  We got on board this boat for some sightseeing .  The captain was  a female and she was a great captain.  What else did I expect?

               See the modern buildings in the background.

Many fishermen and their families live on the boats for weeks at a time.  They catch the fish and then a larger boat with a refrigerator and freezer comes by and takes their catch for processing and freezing.  They continue to fish. 

   Some of the larger boats go 100s of mile from Hong Kong to fish.

 

Another larger tour boat.

The next day we took the tram to Victoria Park for spectacular views of the city and harbor of Hong Kong.

Waiting in line for the Tram.

We finally got on the tram.

As we traveled on the tram to the Peak we saw clothes on the line.

See how modern Hong Kong is.

Repulse Bay and Beach

 The longest beach on the island.

Temple of the Chinese Sea Goddess with our SHE magazine.

 

Time for Farwells

That's not all folks!