Coontz (DLG 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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Victoria Peak Tram Hong Kong at night mm mono Hong Kong - gateway to the Orient - an is- land located under the noses of Communist China but one of the most important (and few remaining) colonies of Great Britain. The pop- ulation of Hong Kong (the principle city is named Victoria but few call it anything but Hong Kong) is over 2 1 2 million which is a sizeable increase from the 500,000 inhabitants the island mustered when the Japanese seized it in 1941. Coontz sailors swarmed to Victoria Peak and Repulse Bay for the breath-taking views of the cities and a look at the sumptuous mansions of the Chinese, British, Americans, Indians, and French. Tiger Balm Gardens is a attraction few missed. Shek Pan Street Tiger Pagoda Floating restaurants - Aberdeen Hong Kong Hilton J

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Wancliai Uistrici Central District Financial District City Hall « Om KONG Most greenbacks traded hands in the tailor, curio, silk, ivory, exotic wood and jewelry shops. Centuries of Oriental trade have made Kong Kong and Kowloon, across the harbor, the center of free-world Chinese commerce. Fine beaches, trips to the world-famous float- ing restaurants of Aberdeen, and a night life that caters to the international set rounded out a most enjoyable visit to the Emerald Isle. Kowloon Area Typhoon Shelter Hong Kong Racetrack