It's like another planet. The contrast from Australian and New Zealand cities in terms of teeming humanity and the general hustle and bustle was obvious.Hong Kong, although built and controlled by the British for over 150 years is definitely part of Asia. There is a sense of non-Western culture (again not something we had felt in Oz and NZ) and more similar to our visits to India.
And the reason why Hong Kong was built, wedged between a rocky island and a mountain, is BUSINESS. And that's with a really big 'B'. And with knobs on. And then some more knobs, and then, after a step back and tilt of the head to check the overall impression, another level of knobs on top of that. Yes, with all the trappings of Western big business life, it's as if the 1980s never went away - imposing city skyscrapers proudly proclaiming Corporate Land - men in business suits, women in power suits, earnest people in Cafes obviously having business meetings.
