When I was young in Hong Kong, many text books would carry this almost cliché saying that Hong Kong used to be a small fishing village. While it has since then changed umpteen times, there are enough bits and pieces left to allow one to trace back the beginnings of this place. 小時候的課本常言道，香港從前是個小漁港。雖然這地方改頭換面了不知多少次，但歲月總會留下一點痕跡給後人看的。 Hong Kong is still inseparable from the sea, and the sea is a part of many people’s lives. 香港這地方與海仍有不可分割的淵源，是不少人生活的一部分。 For my one week in Hong Kong, I stayed in a seaside district which is also a stronghold of Hong Kong fishery. The typhoon shelter is filled with fleets of fishing boats where the fishery households also do their business and call home. 這次回港一週，住的地方不止與海為鄰，而且是香港傳統漁業的據地之一，避風塘內泊滿了一艘又一艘的漁船，既是漁民的謀生工具，也是他們的商鋪和他們的家。 In contrast to the seafaring lifestyle, many have chosen to live in one of the many high-rises hugging the sea front. Fortunately the place doesn’t appear overly crowded with so many buildings. There is still plenty of open space to let th