On a recent trip to Hong Kong, my first visit to the island known as The Fragrant Harbor, since it was turned over to China in 1997 made for some mixed emotions.
On a recent trip to Hong Kong, my first visit to the island known as The Fragrant Harbor, since it was turned over to China in 1997 made for some mixed emotions.
Naturally I was prepared for the vertical growth that has taken place in both Kowloon and Hong Kong Island as well as the arrival at the new airport on Lantau Island with a high-speed train that whisks you to City Center in 20 minutes… but to see so much expansion both in what was formerly known as the new territories as well as the amount of reclaimed land from the sea, was overwhelming