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Skyline of Hong Kong Island adorned by the world's second tallest building (International Finance Centre, 2003)

Buildings with an attitude (Skyline of the financial center in Central)

Lippo Centre behind Hong Kong Park

Hong Kong is a shock therapy for claustrophobia.

Living as ordinary people in Hong Kong. Are you getting the picture yet?

Superstition survives in some quarters (Wong Tai Sin Temple).

The mid-autumn festival in September is a big deal in Hong Kong. The dragon is an example of the lantern display in Wan Chai.

The largest mid-autumn lantern in the world ... so I was told.

The skyline of Hong Kong is lit up many folds during the Christmas season.

The largest fake Christmas tree that I have ever seen. (HSBC bank headquarters in Central)

The density of the holiday seekers is high around Christmas. (Ocean Terminal)

Christmas is all about children ... and sometimes about Santa Clauses as well. (Central)

My first Norwegian Christmas party in Hong Kong with my Norwegians, Danish, Canadian and Chinese friends.

The Peak Tower should have the best view of the Christmas lights in the harbor from Victoria Peak.

Only tourists are riding in fishing boats in the Victoria Harbor nowadays. (Star Ferry)

Streets are blocked off in Central on Sunday so that the maids can have their social gatherings.

Privacy becomes a non-issue under crowded conditions when living spaces and public places merge. (maids in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday)

The old and the new, the foreign and the native, are all trying to coexist in a very small place. (A Filipino maid in front of a Chinese rickshaw by Star Ferry)

A make-shift barber shop is becoming a rare sight in Hong Kong nowadays. By the way, it is how I got my haircut when I was a boy.

Chinese mid-autumn festival meets American exchange students (2004)

Friends are friends when they are willing to pose with hanging chicken.

This group of people gave Friday nights a special meaning for two years of my life.

Kids are so cute when they are not killing each other (2005)

How can I forget my darling little niece?

Friends enjoy simple pleasure in life--including a nice stroll in the supermarket at night. There we discovered a Japanese square watermelon in the produce section priced at HK$1630 or US$200.