Culture & Cool from Asia's most dynamic city
Several people have told me that you can judge the current state of Hong Kong’s economy by the vibrancy of the yearly Christmas displays. Entire sections of the city are draped with multiple-story lights in celebration of Christmas and Chinese New Year.
Star Ferry is Hong Kong’s answer to the Staten Island Ferry in New York – you get an amazing view of the city and it’s the cheapest deal in town. Star Ferry recently relocated for the first time in fifty years, to pier 7 of the outlaying island ferry piers.
I finally got around to selecting photos from the over two-hundred I took on the night of Kanye West’s first Hong Kong performance. H.K. is not considered a first-tier stop on the international concert circuit, so the concert was a very big deal!
Imagine walking up to the newest hot-spot and instead of being greeted or (in some cases,) intimidated by the burly bouncer, you simply look into a small monitor tucked neatly into a wall. A computer instantly analyzes your face, and decides whether to authorize entry – thereby sliding the door open, or reject you.