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Snapshots of Hong Kong 香江搜影

Capturing a transient moment of the ever-changing Hong Kong 捕捉蛻變不斷的香港,這一剎那的光景 All the food that you want - made entirely of chocolate and cheese only! 令人垂唌欲滴的食物——其實是巧克力及乾酪(芝士) Free mobile broadband Internet - perfect for killing time in a traffic jam! 免費流動寬頻上網,塞車也不用怕! The new harbour front at Central 中環海傍新貌 The new Star Ferry Pier - or more correctly, a blast from the past, from early last century 新天星小輪碼頭——其實是上世紀初的碼頭死而復生 Reclamation in earnest, for the new harbour promenade 填海正進行得如火如荼,將來變身為海濱長廊 The tallest building of Hong Kong, International Financial Centre Phase 2 (IFC2), a prominent landmark of the harbour front 全港最高的國金二期,是中環海傍的地標 The Hong Kong World Carnival near Tamar Barracks - the last year in the running, to make way for the new government precinct 香港環球嘉年華——今年最後一屆,以後原址會成為添馬艦政府總部 Views of Central (left) and the Exhibition & Convention Centre (right) from the ferris wheel 從摩天輪看到的中環(左)及會展中心(右) The older faces - some bound for oblivion, while some will never change 香港舊的一面——

Seafood and ‘Seatoys’ 漁樂無窮在南丫島

Seafood is not only just for eating; it’s also fun to watch and play with. Lamma Island in Hong Kong is a place to do both! The Fisherfolks’ Village is the place to come close and personal with the lovely marine creatures, much like a zoo. It also hosts an exhibition on the life of fishing communities. The Village is built from fish farming pontoons just off Sok Kwu Wan of Lamma Island and looks deceptively small. It’s not hard to spend 2 to 3 hours in the Village, including a one-hour guided tour on the exhibits and the marine creatures. The tour guide first showed my friends and me the variety of tools for catching fishes, like the cages that were designed based on the characteristic behaviour or movements of each species. The most ingenious of those was a fishing board in the shape of a black bream, and the way to use it was to dangle it in the water so that a school of breams would join its company when the boat was travelling. Apparently it was possible to net hundreds of breams i