George Clymer (APA 27) - Naval Cruise Book

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WELCOME BACK 27 T h e m a y o i m s e w a s o n h a n d Mfe. .v A small reception committee

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by day i»— = -er f ' . - by night HONG KONG -the Pearl of the Orient- a city as Oriental as Confucious and as westernized at times as New York or London. HONG KONG -where beautiful Chinese women wore dresses split up their legs high enough to give you an un- comfortable feeling . . . where clothing could be bought cheaper then at Jim Clinton ' s . . . even though the quality varied from great to bad. This was the city where East met West . . . where Chinese Communists met Chinese Nationalists and didn ' t know or didn ' t care. Yes, Hong Kong had everything . . . everything but overnight liberties. It was in this famous British Colony where two and a half million souls crowded together to make a living as thousands more— refugees from behind the ' Bamboo Curtain ' poured in, all hopefull of a new life. It has here that shops worked around the clock; stores stayed open seven days a week where bargains in clothing, cameras, perfume, in fact anything from any place in the world could be found. Hong Kong the port where the men and officers of the George Clymer spent the Christmas of 1954 and welcomed in the New Year of 1955. To the folks back home we were on the other side of the world- to us we were in Hong Kong... something new and different to many ... the same to others. so this is Hong Kong ? . . just anchored in ole Hong Kong Bay

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ss t The Greek models his Hong Kong bargain suit Foiiow lhat rickshaw! Christian Dior should see the syles in Hong Kong Welcome Yankee!