10 Years On

With just over a couple of weeks to go till the 10th Anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule, excitement levels in the City are rising in eager anticipation of the fun and festivities planned to mark this event.

Hong Kong’s biggest and most expensive fireworks show ever is planned for the evening of July 1st , with 31, 888 (auspicious no.) fireworks due to be launched from four barges moored in Victoria Harbour. The fireworks will be launched to explode in time to a number of songs, both old and new, comprising 10 themes, the first of which is titled “Salute to our Motherland” - an event not to be missed!

Visitors to Ocean Park will be able to see Hong Kong’s 2 new giant pandas, Le Le and Ying Ying, who will be on show to the public for the very first time, providing a special treat for both tourists and locals alike.

Visitors wishing to travel on the recently opened cable car service from Tung Chung to the Big Buddha on Lantau, however, will be disappointed. The service is currently under suspension until further notice, due to an unfortunate incident occurring on Monday evening where a gondola car fell from the support cable, landing on it’s roof, approximately 50m below. Fortunately the car was empty at the time and nobody was hurt, as the incident happened after the cable car service had closed to the public for the day. Speculation abounds as to the cause of the problem, with early rumors suggesting that the failure may be due to metal fatigue, which would be rather worrying after less than a year’s operational service.


Darling and I, however, will miss out on all the fun and excitement as we will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Handover relaxing by the pool at The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok, (probably after a full morning of shopping at Siam Paragon).