Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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People who stay in the Navy get to see most all of the world at one time or another. But they all say that there is nothing to compare with Aberdeen, Hong Kong ' s foul-smelling colony, where thousands are born, live and die in their water- logged city of boats. For those fortunate enough to live on dry land, Hong Kong has its apart- ments. Every square foot of which houses as many Chinese as possible. They live everywhere from the steps out front to literally the roof-top. But as with everything else here, there is the other extreme. Those with money (both English and Chinese) have their pick of some of the most striking hilltop apartments in the Orient. LJiL. mm 4 ' rWm § 1 ' M»V ' ' Al Mf r - -4 i f a combination

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A w YM M r L ' 1 ■: .•»» The fact that this is the only foreign port without a visible bit of Americana attached is not the only thing that makes Hong Kong unique. A list of Hong Kong ' s major characteristics would read like a Hollywood publicity man ' s release on one hand and a communist anti-West denunciation on the other. Hong Kong has the most breath-taking scenery, the greatest shopping places in the world, Mercedes taxicabs and some of the prettiest women anywhere. On the other hand, it is a city of squalor and filth, of broken people, where millions grovel for an existence. is the most unique . Wmm 119

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