Clarence K Bronson (DD 668) - Naval Cruise Book

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Dawn was just breaking as we approached Hong Kong from the east, and the sun cast the bright yellow of morning on the city. We had long tliought of Hong Kong as the most mys- terious of cities, where Occident and Orient meet and join almost unnoticed, and the city itself had been recently touted to us by all of the Seventh Fleet. We were completely won by Hong Kong and i ts fascinating old-modern ways. We toured thieves market where stolen goods are openly sold. We saw the ivory shops and the carvers at work on tiny, delicate fig- ures. We went by the jade center of the world where you may buy a clear, apple-green piece as big as your little fingernail for only a year ' s salary. We visited the home of Aw Boon Haw, one of the richest men in the Orient, and saw his priceless jade collection. He has turned iiis home and grounds into a fabulous showplace 58