I've been told the floating restaurant has since declined in quality, but otherwise I largely agree - what I enjoyed about it was its energy. You feel there, as if all the forces of bureaucracy and legislation aren't acting against you - that indeed, dreams are possible with sufficent application.
Hong Kong also is an elegant counterpoint to everything the leftists believe. It is too bad that it has fallen into the hands of the Communists. I would rather Britain had pointed a nuke at Beijing than give it up.
Regards, Ivan
Why did the UK give up Hong Kong island which was ceded in perpetuity? I thought they only had to return the new territories and kowloon (I believe) in '99.