Hong Kong 17 -19th October 2009

View of Hong Kong harbour from our 31st Floor Hotel

As my wife, May, is in Hong Kong for work related matters, I came to Hong Kong last weekend to enjoy the food,shopping and sightseeing for a short 2 and a half days. Hong Kong is my favourite destination because it has wide variety of top end shopping (many LV,Chanel, Dior,Tods, Gucci etc. etc.) so much so that it beats Singapore or any other Asian city on 3 counts :

a) Widest varierty of branded goods in a centralised area - mainly Central Hong Kong
b) Weak HK dollar which is pegged to the US$ ; at present it is S$ 1 to HK$ 5.5 ; about 10% lower than start of this year
c) No Goods and Services tax (Singapore has 7%)



Tender, Juicy and Cold - Taken best with Lea and Perrins Worcestetshire Sauce. Yummy.

Teochiew or Chiu Chow food has got to be one of the best in the world here, not to mention Cantonese food. As a foodie, my wife and I know of many friends and acquaintences who have eaten at the 'best of the best' and Hong Kong chefs are best in the world for their food. No doubt about that. The cold crab above is 'to die for'.



Cold Crab at Pak Lok, 23 - 25 Hysan Street

The Cantonese food, is also top notch too. Yung Kee at Wellington Street is world famous winning literally 100+ awards for its gourmet Cantonese food and the roast goose, pork ribs and pei tan (100 year old egg) are literally out of this world. It is what I call gastronomic excess to the 10th degree. Food beyond anyone's imagination. President's, kings, queens, princes have all eaten here, as have movie stars and millionaires.



Halloween is 2 weeks away and they are celebrating already

Lan Kwai Fong is the party district of Hong Kong, so if you are a party animal, the party goes on till 6am in the morning. The place is filled with tourists, expatriates and party people spilling on to the streets. The cool weather also assists in making the place a perfect venue for alfresco dining and drinking at a reasonable price.




Marlin Bar at Lan Kwai Fong

Hong Kong in short, is a main shopping venue, safe, inexpensive and has very excellent MTR infrasructure so getting around is a brezze. To paraphrase an Austrian / American action star : " I'll be back !"