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Gleaming glass towers, ceaseless choices of shopping and eating, tacky modern-day icons like Hello Kitty and fast food, the old double-decker trams and Star Ferry, and a full on pulsating energy that will invigorate the most hardened globetrotter – Hong Kong is all that plus deserted beaches, traditional fishing villages and the country parks covering more than two-thirds of the territory. The sight of Victoria harbour lit up at night is almost worth a 12-hour flight in itself, the delight enhanced by experiencing it at different times and from different places. Hong Kong is driven by its energy to work hard and play hard; long hours in the office are compensated for by a vibrant nightlife, variety of cuisine and swanky bars, – the ‘in’ places fluctuating as much as its Stock Exchange. Its greatest appeal lies in its diversity: the congested markets of Mongkok and the shopping streets of Wan Chai and Causeway Bay seem worlds away from the decadence of the Peak, location of some of the world’s richest homes and the extreme wealth that Hong Kong’s unwavering spirit of capitalism has allowed to flourish.
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