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4 Feb - Hong Kong's northern reaches used to be desolate and fortified to prevent illegal immigrants from China coming through. The tensions have eased now that the folks in Shenzhen have gotten a lot more wealthier, and it is interesting to see them build up to the border while our side is still mainly countryside.



6 Feb - The old airport at Kai Tak continues to be a massive construction some 15 years after it closed. Some big buildings are emerging, although a lot of the runway plots are still empty.



11 Feb - With tourism evaporated due to border restrictions, locals can reclaim Tsim Sha Tsui's waterfront and turn it back into a pleasant and serene public space.



12 Feb - Most of our food is imported and with the right wallet size, you can be picky with what you eat and source it from around the world. We can easily get French mussels, Australian wagyu, North Atlantic halibut, and Japanese peaches. But the pandemic has also made us look local as well. At the end of hiking, there was a local farm stall selling their fresh vegetables.



26 Feb - Sai Kung is extremely crowded on weekends when people head out to sea and have a great time. I found a quieter hiking trail with a secluded beautiful beach to recharge.



27 Feb - Civil engineers are well respected here as they work on managing our co-existence with nature. Hong Kong is a hilly place, and building residential buildings along steep slopes requires extra care especially since we get a lot of rain during the summer and landslides are a real threat.



More photos on my website : https://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong.htm