Walke (DD 723) - Naval Cruise Book

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wana-m.-wr l .v HGNG KONG Finally, one of the high points of this and every cruise, the Pearl of the Orient and the Many-Splendoured City . . . Hong Kong. There is something here for everyone, from sight- seeing and shopping to an evening at the Chinese Opera Tiger Balm Gardens, the Peak Repulse Bay, and many other spots provide the camera fan with more than enough subjects There 1S Aberdeen on the southern edge of the 1s- land Here, thousands of sampans, each a home for a Chinese family, are tied side by side rn the harbor In the middle are two floating restaurants, serving the seafood for which Aber- deen rs famous In the distance, larger junks and fishing boats float like moths on the surface of the ocean Back on the northern edge of the island 1S the crty properly known as Victoria, and across Hong Kong Harbor, Kowloon A dozen ferry lines run regularly between the rsland and the mainland carrying thousands of passengers each day The whole city teems from early morning until late night For purchasing of excellent foreign merchandrse, Hong Kong cannot be surpassed The colony has always been a natural collecting place for artisans and merchants from the Far East, and on the streets you see Chrnese, lndrans, Japanese -every nationality-who have come here rn order to ply their they all thrive here and are eager to please wrth their goods When speaking of Hong Kong, there are two lnevrtable facts which no person will dispute Everyone who leaves the rsland does so with an empty pocket, and everyone who visits there once Wlll want to return ul .... l 9 4 . , . . . . . . 1 l n N lx 9 1 T 2 I 1, . . 4 ' f Il . . . 1 Q , ll I I l . X, l 'lr . . . 1 Ig? x IX l iii s , SIE ' ' . . t P aa - - ,LK 5 . . . . , . . l . . . ,g trades. Tailors, cobblers, silk merchants, ivory carvers . . . l l D ' l 7 . . . E . . . . 1 l' ' . . .Q ' -x R ,li l gl A at w il' 3