I was in Hong Kong last week on business.  What a fantastic city!  Keep in mind that I travel a LOT on biz and there have only been a handful of cities I've hit & come back raving (Berlin & Istanbul being 2 others).  I was there for far too short of a stay and am probably the only American to have step foot there without coming back with a fake Rolex.  Nevertheless, the sights, sounds, smells, and vitality were infectious and will linger.

A few snaps -

Nathan Road by day - the main shopping thoroughfare in Kowloon.

...and by night. 

A view of Hong Kong's famously dramatic skyline, taken from aboard a Star Ferry.  IM Pei's iconic Bank of China building front and center with the HSBC building to the right.

The Hong Kong International Finance Center - tallest building on the island.

"Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing"

Some interesting evidence of SARS / Avian Flu prevention from the ultra-modern HK airport.  Passengers disembarking pass through a thermal scanner which checks your body heat - presumably folks with fevers are pulled over by health officials for a quick checkup.   And throughout the airport signs like the above advocate hygeine and manners - something almost Singaporean rather than free wheeling HK.

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