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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. . innumerable shopping places . . . It takes much more than a lot of Chinese, a few English and a tram ride up a mountain to attract thous- ands of tourists each year. In Hong Kong the real at- traction is found in the un- countable (and unaccount- able) shops found nearly everywhere in its 391 square miles. Hong Kong, one of the few free ports remaining in the world, is a shopper ' s dream. Tailor made clothes, silks (certificate of origin available of course), silver- ware, watches, perfume, china and hundreds of other items are available at prices cheaper than any- where else on earth. For instance, Rogers Brothers Silverware is cheaper here than in New England where it is made. Crystal from Austria is cheaper than in Vienna. Silk from Japan is cheaper than in Tokyo. And so on. And not only is the variety of goods nearly unlimited, but the shops and stores are as well. From the huge Navy store in the China Fleet Club to the smallest tailor shop in Kowloon, Hong Kong retailers are some of the most ambitious in the world. There were very few of us that did not go broke saving money.