Early this month I had some Norwegian friends visiting and they were of course wildly impressed with Hong Kong, living as they do in a small town with wooden houses and cobble-stoned streets.
It was good for me to see HK through their eyes, through the adoring eyes of a newcomer. I could see how scenes like the one above could appear beautiful to them - it did to me! I think it looks like one of those views from a medieval turret: “One day, son, all this will be yours.”
I should appreciate the Hong Kong skyline and outstanding features more, instead of always trying to find fault with our excellent Chief Executive Sir Donald Tsang Excr. Excr. and the way he seeks to root out and exterminate every building older than ten years.
Yes, even post-annihilation Hong Kong can be beautiful in a certain light:
These two were taken from the 55th floor of The Center. I tell you, if the windows could be opened and I fell down, I’d seriously hurt myself.
One thing the Norwegians said again and again was that Hong Kong is so clean! So very clean! Well that’s hardly surprising. After all we have about 300 000 servants to pick stuff up for us almost before we’ve dropped it. What surprised me is that Norway is now so dirty.
But it’s the opposite of here really; here the city is kept spotless and rubbish free while people bring sacks and sacks of crap to the countryside (notably sleepy backwater Pui O, Lantau Island) and leave it there. What’s the problem? Nobody lives there anyway!
In Norway the countryside is kept clean and the “city” full of rubbish. But they don’t have servants of course. Call themselves a rich country!
The Noggie visitors also praised highly Hong Kong’s tap water. That’s right! Norway has fantastic tap water it has to be said, and now I feel vindicated after these 20 years of drinking from the tap here in Hong Kong while people around me recoil in horror - IT’S DIRTY!!! spending thousands of dollars a year on bottled water. I mean - buy water? What a scam!
So yeah, I love Hong Kong. Again. But I will still keep an eye on that nasty little bow tied rodent, just in case. He’s still hellbent on making his mark as the one who single-handedly generated the most cash for Hong Kong’s property developers, and don’t you forget it.
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