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JOURNEY’S END<br />
HONG KONG EDITION<br />
July, 2017<br />
Hong Kong’s<br />
Food Scene<br />
Page 15<br />
Arts & Culture<br />
Page 30<br />
Donnie Yen<br />
Interview<br />
Page 46<br />
Hong Kong<br />
Hot Spots<br />
Page 24<br />
$5.99 (CAN $6.99)
Know Your Seflie.<br />
Know Your Surroundings.<br />
A picture may be worth a<br />
thousand words.<br />
But is it worth your life?
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#mycheetosFace<br />
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©2016
CONTENTS<br />
Letter From Editor 06<br />
Contributors<br />
08<br />
Entertainment<br />
12<br />
Best Tourist Spots<br />
26<br />
Cuisine<br />
34<br />
Reviews<br />
Letters<br />
48<br />
62<br />
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Letter From The Editor<br />
By: livinginhongkong.org<br />
Hong Kong is a vibrant, exciting city—a<br />
stark contrast between Asian and Western<br />
cultures, yet both cultures also combine<br />
to make the city the dynamic place it is.<br />
The city is frequently described as a place<br />
where “East meets West”, reflecting the<br />
local culture’s mix of Chinese roots with<br />
influences from its time managed by the<br />
British. Somehow, Hong Kong manages to<br />
balance traditional Chinese practices with a<br />
fast paced, modern lifestyle.<br />
Hong Kong is ranked as the 3rd most<br />
expensive city in Asia after Tokyo and Seoul<br />
with the costs of accommodation, food and<br />
schooling (if you have children) being the<br />
three primary items of expenditure<br />
Accommodation costs are likely to be the<br />
largest outgoing; imported foods are also<br />
relatively expensive, then there is schooling.<br />
Many people prefer to do without a car as<br />
the public transport system is so efficient and<br />
effective yet, if you do decide to buy a car, the<br />
costs of parking alone (both at home and in the<br />
office), may be as much as car repayments in<br />
some other countries.<br />
As one of the world’s leading international<br />
financial centres, most of the world’s largest or<br />
most well known (and some not so well known)<br />
banks (Citibank, Barclays, Deutsche Bank) have<br />
a presence in the city. Hong Kong has a major<br />
capitalist service economy characterised by low<br />
taxation and free trade, and the Hong Kong<br />
dollar is in the top 10 of the world’s most traded<br />
currencies.<br />
Hong Kong is a recognised global centre of trade,<br />
and has one of the largest, busiest container ports<br />
in the world.<br />
The per capita income is one of the highest in<br />
the world and the public transport travelling rate<br />
exceeds 90 percent, the highest in the world. In<br />
various other aspects of life in the city, such as its<br />
economic and financial freedom.<br />
CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Norman Pearlstine<br />
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Joseph Ripp<br />
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, PEOPLE & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Jess Cagle<br />
EDITOR IN CHIEF Henry Goldblatt<br />
DIGITAL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR (PEOPLE & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)<br />
Will Lee<br />
EXECUTIVE EDITORS Meeta Agrawal, Sean Smith, Louis Vogel<br />
DESIGN DIRECTOR Tim Leong<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR Lisa Berman<br />
EDITORS AT LARGE Mark Harris, Dalton Ross<br />
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION Eric Goeres<br />
DEPUTY DESIGN DIRECTOR Keir Novesky, ART DIRECTOR, EW.COM<br />
Martin Schwartz,<br />
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR Dragos Lemnei, MANAGING ART DIRECTOR<br />
Jennie Chang<br />
MANAGING ART DIRECTOR, TABLET Jen Kovach, SENIOR ASSOCI-<br />
ATE ART DIRECTORS Dennis Huynh, Aaron Morales<br />
SENIOR DESIGNER Emem Offong , DESIGNER Ruby Parra, DESIGN/<br />
PHOTO ASSISTANT Alison Wild<br />
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR, EW.COM Neil Janowitz<br />
FEATURES EDITOR Jason Sheeler<br />
SENIOR WEST COAST EDITOR Danielle Nussbaum<br />
SENIOR EDITORS Leah Greenblatt, Tina Jordan, Bill Keith, Adam<br />
Markovitz, Rachel Orvino, Stephanie Schomer, Missy Schwartz<br />
WEST COAST SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR Lisa Simpson Briel<br />
TV NEWS EDITOR, EW.COM James Hibberd<br />
CRITICS Jeff Jensen, Melissa Maerz, Chris Nashawaty<br />
WRITER AT LARGE Chris Lee<br />
SENIOR WRITERS Natalie Abrams, Kyle Anderson, Anthony<br />
Breznican, Clark Collis, Darren Franich, Jeff Labrecque, Dan<br />
Snierson, Nicole Sperling, Tim Stack, Keith Staskiewicz, Sara<br />
Vilkomerson<br />
NEWS EDITOR, EW.COM Ashley Fetters<br />
ADVERTISING<br />
STAFF EDITORS Emily Blake, Hillary Busis, Stephan Lee,<br />
Amy Wilkinson, MUSIC NEWS EDITOR, EW.COM Miles<br />
Raymer,<br />
TV RECAP EDITOR, EW.COM Dalene Rovenstine, STAFF<br />
WRITERS Ray Rahman, Esther Zuckerman<br />
CORRESPONDENTS Samantha Highfill, Joe McGovern,<br />
Marc Snetiker, Kevin P. Sullivan, Nina Terrero<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR Kat Ward<br />
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Isabella Biedenharn, C. Molly<br />
Smith<br />
DESIGN<br />
DEPUTY DESIGN DIRECTOR Keir Novesky, ART DIREC-<br />
TOR, EW.COM Martin Schwartz,<br />
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR Dragos Lemnei, MANAGING<br />
ART DIRECTOR Jennie Chang<br />
MANAGING ART DIRECTOR, TABLET Jen Kovach,<br />
SENIOR ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTORS Dennis Huynh,<br />
Aaron Morales<br />
SENIOR DESIGNER Emem Offong , DESIGNER Ruby<br />
Parra, DESIGN/PHOTO ASSISTANT Alison Wild<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MANAGING PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR Sarah<br />
Czeladnicki, DEPUTY PHOTOGRAPHY DIRECTOR,<br />
WEST COAST Richard Maltz<br />
PHOTO EDITOR Michele Romero, PHOTO EDITOR,<br />
EW.COM Jef Castro,SENIOR ASSOCIATE PHOTO<br />
EDITORS Ahmed Fakhr, Natalie Gialluca<br />
ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR Elena Noel Santos<br />
RESEARCH<br />
CHIEF OF REPORTERS Annabel Bentley, DEPUTY<br />
CHIEF OF REPORTERS Jennifer Boeth<br />
SENIOR REPORTER Jason Clark, REPORTER Maya<br />
Stanton<br />
SENIOR EDITOR Chris Rackliffe, ASSISTANT<br />
EDITOR Ben Boskovicht<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR Kat Ward<br />
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Isabella Biedenharn, C.<br />
Molly Smith<br />
5 Journey’s End - HONG KONG EDITION - June 2017 Photo Source: Pexels.com
new flavor<br />
e v e n h o t t e r!<br />
yeah.<br />
,<br />
it s like that.
CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Billy Tang<br />
Contributing<br />
Writer<br />
Bhikkhu literally<br />
means “beggar”<br />
or “one who<br />
lives by alms”.<br />
The historical<br />
Buddha, Prince<br />
Siddhartha,<br />
having<br />
abandoned a life<br />
of pleasure and<br />
status, lived as an<br />
alms mendicant<br />
as part of his<br />
śramaa lifestyle.<br />
Billy Tong<br />
Graphic Artist<br />
Bhikkhu literally<br />
means “beggar”<br />
or “one who<br />
lives by alms”.<br />
The historical<br />
Buddha, Prince<br />
Siddhartha,<br />
having<br />
abandoned a life<br />
of pleasure and<br />
status, lived as an<br />
alms mendicant<br />
as part of his<br />
śramaa lifestyle.<br />
Bobby Tang<br />
Senior<br />
Contributing<br />
Writer<br />
Bhikkhu literally<br />
means “beggar”<br />
or “one who<br />
lives by alms”.<br />
The historical<br />
Buddha, Prince<br />
Siddhartha,<br />
having<br />
abandoned a life<br />
of pleasure and<br />
status, lived as an<br />
alms mendicant<br />
as part of his<br />
śramaa lifestyle.<br />
Bobby Tong<br />
Contributing<br />
Photographer<br />
Bhikkhu literally<br />
means “beggar”<br />
or “one who<br />
lives by alms”.<br />
The historical<br />
Buddha, Prince<br />
Siddhartha,<br />
having<br />
abandoned a life<br />
of pleasure and<br />
status, lived as an<br />
alms mendicant<br />
as part of his<br />
śramaa lifestyle.<br />
Ben & Tad Tong<br />
Contributing Writers<br />
Bhikkhu literally means<br />
“beggar” or “one who lives<br />
by alms”.The historical<br />
Buddha, Prince Siddhartha,<br />
having abandoned a life of<br />
pleasure and status, lived<br />
as an alms mendicant as<br />
part of his śramaa lifestyle.<br />
In the Dhammapada<br />
commentary of<br />
Buddhaghosa, a bhikkhu is<br />
defined as “the person who<br />
sees danger (in samsara<br />
or cycle of rebirth)” (Pāli:<br />
Bhaya ikkhatīti: bhikkhu).<br />
Photos Source: Wikipedia.com<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
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ENTERTAINMENT<br />
Meet<br />
Donnie Yen<br />
D<br />
onnie Yen was born in Guangzhou,<br />
China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, was<br />
a kung fu master and his father, Kylster<br />
Yen, a newspaper editor and amateur musician.<br />
When Donnie was just two years old,<br />
the family moved to Hong Kong and then,<br />
when he was 11, to Boston, Massachusetts.<br />
There, Master Bow-sim Mark became a<br />
pioneer for Chinese martial arts in America,<br />
and it was only natural that her only<br />
son was trained from early childhood in<br />
the same skills. At the same time, Donnie<br />
was influenced by his parents’ love of music<br />
and reached a high level of proficiency<br />
as a pianist. All these interests would have<br />
a manifest influence on Yen’s later life.<br />
Early Life<br />
Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou,<br />
China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, was a<br />
kung fu master and his father, Kylster Yen,<br />
a newspaper editor and amateur musician.<br />
When Donnie was just two years old,<br />
the family moved to Hong Kong and then,<br />
when he was 11, to Boston, Massachusetts.<br />
There, Master Bow-sim Mark became a pioneer<br />
for Chinese martial arts in America, and it<br />
was only natural that her only son was trained<br />
from early childhood in the same skills. At the<br />
same time, Donnie was influenced by his parents’<br />
love of music and reached a high level<br />
of proficiency as a pianist. All these interests<br />
would have a manifest influence on Yen’s later<br />
life. In his teens, Donnie defined his own persona<br />
by rebelling against his ptarents edicts. Beyond<br />
the limitations of his mother’s school, Yen<br />
began training in various different fighting arts,<br />
including Japanese karate, Korean taekwondo<br />
and western boxing. Donnie also took up hiphop<br />
and break-dancing. At the same time, he<br />
began spending his nights in Boston’s notorious<br />
Combat Zone. Given that he was by now<br />
a serious practitioner of modern Wu Shu, his<br />
parents decided to send him to Beijing to train at<br />
the Chinese capital’s famed Wu Shu academy.<br />
It was when Yen returned to Hong Kong en<br />
route back to Boston that he met the famed<br />
martial arts movie director Yuen Wooping.<br />
At the same time, he<br />
began spending his nights in<br />
Boston’s notorious C Zone.<br />
Acting Career<br />
Donnie Yen exploded<br />
onto the Hong Kong<br />
movie scene when<br />
he was cast in<br />
the lead role of<br />
director Yuen<br />
Woo-ping’s<br />
‘Drunken Tai<br />
Chi’. His<br />
debut<br />
film<br />
immediately<br />
established<br />
him as a<br />
viable leading<br />
man, and<br />
Yen has remained a<br />
major figure in Chinese<br />
action cinema to this day.<br />
Yen skills as a street dancer<br />
were to the fore in his second<br />
starring role, ‘Mismatched<br />
Couples’, in which he showed<br />
off his breakdance moves, as<br />
well as his general athleticism.<br />
This slapstick romantic comedy<br />
was produced by Hong<br />
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His debut film<br />
immediately<br />
established<br />
him as a viable<br />
leading man.<br />
Kong’s prestigious Cinema City studio.<br />
Donnie was subsequently signed by the<br />
newly formed D&B Films, and cast in the<br />
hit cop actioner ‘Tiger Cage’. In this movie,<br />
and his follow-up features for the company<br />
(‘In the Line of Duty 4’, ‘Tiger Cage<br />
2’), Yen showed off his own<br />
unique form of contemporary<br />
screen combat, a form that<br />
included elements of rapid<br />
fire kicking, Western boxing<br />
and grappling moves.<br />
Having established a<br />
worldwide fan base, Yen<br />
moved on to star in a<br />
string of independent<br />
Asian action features<br />
before director<br />
Tsui Hark tapped<br />
him to co-star in<br />
‘Once Upon A<br />
Time In China<br />
2’. The film’s<br />
two action<br />
highlights<br />
saw Donnie’s<br />
character duel<br />
the legendary<br />
martial arts master<br />
Wong Fei-hung,<br />
played by his old friend<br />
Jet Li. The film brought Yen<br />
his first real attention as a thespian<br />
and he was nominated in the<br />
Best Supporting Actor category at<br />
that year’s Hong Kong Film Awards.<br />
Tsui Hark went on to produce a<br />
remake of King Hu’s classic ‘New<br />
Dragon Inn’, which provided another<br />
showcase role for Donnie as the<br />
film’s apparently invincible villain.<br />
Donnie was reunited with director Yuen<br />
Woo-ping for ‘Iron Monkey’, a film which<br />
brought Yen’s acting and action skills both<br />
into focus. In ‘Iron Monkey’, Yen played<br />
the father of Wong Fei-hung, and its<br />
success prefigured that which he would<br />
later enjoy as another pugilistic patriarch<br />
in ‘Ip Man’. Donnie collaborated with<br />
Yuen on the action for the film, designing<br />
a new on-screen interpretation of Wong<br />
Fei-hung’s classic ‘Shadowless Kick’.<br />
‘Iron Monkey’ was all the more remarkable<br />
in that, years after its Asian release,<br />
it was acquired by the American studio<br />
Miramax, re-cut, re-scored and given a<br />
wide release in US theatres. After premieres<br />
in New York and Los Angeles,<br />
the film enjoyed great acclaim from<br />
the American critics, and won a prize<br />
at that year’s Taurus Awards, an event<br />
held to celebrate action in cinema.<br />
After working on a number of independent<br />
features, Yen went on to enjoy huge<br />
success on the small screen when he accepted<br />
a lucrative offer from Hong Kong’s<br />
ATV to film a series based on the Bruce<br />
Lee classic ‘Fist of Fury’. The show was the<br />
top-rated action drama show around the<br />
region, and was subsequently re-edited<br />
for international distribution on video.<br />
Donnie went on to make his directorial<br />
debut with ‘Legend of the Wolf’, a stylish<br />
period actioner that even attracted the<br />
attention of legendary American film-maker<br />
Francis C oppola.As director, Donnie<br />
followed ‘Legend of the Wolf’ with a very<br />
different venture, ‘Ballistic Kiss’, an urban<br />
thriller about a conflicted assassin.<br />
Donnie’s body of work had by then<br />
attracted the attention of Hollywood,<br />
and Yen was approached to choreograph<br />
the action for the mainstream franchise<br />
films ‘Highlander: Endgame’ and ‘Blade<br />
2’. After a period where he was based<br />
in Los Angeles, Donnie returned East<br />
by way of the West when Jackie Chan<br />
requested that Yen play his nemesis in<br />
the hit ‘Shanghai Knights’, a shoot that<br />
took the star from Prague to London.<br />
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new flavor<br />
e v e n h o t t e r!<br />
yeah.<br />
,<br />
it s like that.
Know Your Selfie.<br />
Know Your Surroundings.<br />
A picture may be worth<br />
a thousand words,<br />
but it should never be your last.
CUSINE<br />
FOOD<br />
SHUI<br />
THE ART OF FOOD IN HONG KONG<br />
H<br />
ong Kong cuisine is mainly influenced by Cantonese cuisine, British Cuisine,<br />
other Western Cuisines, non-Cantonese Chinese cuisine (especially Teochew,<br />
and Hakka, Hokkien and the Jiangsu & Zhejiang), Japan, and Southeast Asia,<br />
due to Hong Kong’s past as a British colony and long history of being an<br />
international port of commerce. From the roadside stalls to the most upscale<br />
restaurants, Hong Kong provides an unlimited variety of food in every class.<br />
Complex combinations and international gourmet expertise have given Hong<br />
Kong the reputable labels of “Gourmet Paradise” and “World’s Fair of Food”<br />
Most restaurant serving sizes are considerably small by international<br />
standards, especially in comparison to most Western nations like the United<br />
States or Canada. The main course is usually accompanied by a generous<br />
portion of carbohydrates such as rice or mein (noodles). People generally eat<br />
5 times a day. Dinner is often accompanied with dessert. Snack time also fits<br />
anywhere in between meals.<br />
As Hong Kong is Cantonese in origin and most Hong Kong Chinese are<br />
immigrants or descendants of immigrants from Cantonese-speaking parts of<br />
China, the food is a variant of Cantonese cuisine – almost all homecooking and<br />
much of the dine-out fares, from restaurant to bakery, are Cantonese or heavily<br />
Cantonese-influenced. Most of the celebrated food in Hong Kong such as the wife<br />
cake, roast duck, dim sum, herbal tea, shark’s fin and abalone cooking, poached<br />
chicken, and the mooncake, and others, originated in Guangzhou, and dai pai dong was<br />
an institution adopted from the southern Chinese city. As in the parent cuisine, the Hong<br />
Kong Cantonese cuisine accepts a wide variety of ingredients, a lighted seasoned taste.<br />
Unlike Guangzhou, the uninterrupted contacts Hong Kong has with the West has made it more<br />
susceptible to Western influences, and has produced favourites such as egg tarts and Hong<br />
Kong-style milk tea.<br />
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CUISINE<br />
ENDLESS CHOICES<br />
WHERE TASTE MEETS TRADITION<br />
Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese<br />
culture, which includes cuisine originating<br />
from the diverse regions of China, as well as<br />
from Chinese people in other parts of the world.<br />
Because of the Chinese diaspora and historical<br />
power of the country, Chinese cuisine has<br />
influenced many other cuisines in Asia, with<br />
modifications made to cater to local palates.<br />
The preference for seasoning and cooking techniques<br />
of Chinese provinces depend on differences<br />
in historical background and ethnic groups. Geographic<br />
features including mountains, rivers, forests<br />
and deserts also have a strong effect on the local<br />
available ingredients, considering climate of China<br />
varies from tropical in the south to subarctic in<br />
the northeast. Imperial, royal and noble preference<br />
also plays a role in the change of Chinese cuisines.<br />
Because of imperial expansion and trading, ingredients<br />
and cooking techniques from other cultures<br />
are integrated into Chinese cuisines over time.<br />
The most praised “Four Major Cuisines” are<br />
Chuan, Lu, Yue and Huaiyang, representing<br />
West, North, South and East China cuisine correspondingly.<br />
Modern “Eight Cuisines” of China<br />
are Anhui, Cantonese, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangsu,<br />
Shandong, Sichuan, and Zhejiang cuisines.<br />
Color, smell and taste are the three traditional<br />
aspects used to describe Chinese food, as well<br />
as the meaning,<br />
shape and nutrition<br />
of the food. Cooking<br />
should be appraised<br />
from ingredients used,<br />
cuttings, cooking time and seasoning.<br />
It is considered inappropriate to use knives<br />
on the dining table. Chopsticks are the main<br />
eating utensils for Chinese food, which<br />
can be used to cut and pick up food.<br />
Regional cuisines<br />
A number of different styles contribute to Chinese<br />
cuisine but perhaps the best known and most<br />
influential are Cantonese cuisine, Shandong cuisine,<br />
Jiangsu cuisine (specifically Huaiyang cuisine)<br />
and Sichuan cuisine. These styles are distinctive<br />
from one another due to factors such as availability<br />
of resources, climate, geography, history,<br />
cooking techniques and lifestyle. One style may<br />
favour the use of garlic and shallots over chili and<br />
spices, while another may favour preparing seafood<br />
over other meats and fowl. Jiangsu cuisine<br />
favours cooking techniques such as braising and<br />
stewing, while Sichuan cuisine employs baking.<br />
Based on the raw materials and ingredients<br />
used, the method of preparation and cultural differences,<br />
a variety of foods with different flavors<br />
and textures are prepared in different regions<br />
of the country. Many traditional regional cuisines<br />
rely on basic methods of preservation such<br />
as drying, salting, pickling and fermentation<br />
The Chinese dining etiquette has that youths<br />
should not sit at the table before the elders. In<br />
addition to this, youths should not start eating<br />
before the elders start eating. When eating with<br />
a bowl, one should not hold it with its bottom<br />
part, because it resembles the act of begging.<br />
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Rice<br />
Rice is a major staple food for people from rice<br />
farming areas in southern China. Steamed rice, usually<br />
white rice, is the most commonly eaten form. Rice<br />
is also used to produce beers, wines and vinegars.<br />
Rice is one of the most popular foods in China and is<br />
used in many dishes. Glutinous rice (“sticky rice”) is a<br />
variety of rice used in many specialty Chinese dishes.<br />
Wheat<br />
In wheat-farming areas in Northern China,<br />
people largely rely on flour-based food,<br />
such as noodles, breads, jiaozi (a kind of<br />
Chinese dumplings), and d buns).<br />
Landmarks of<br />
Hong Kong Cuisine<br />
Jumbo Kingdom (Chinese means<br />
literally: “Treasure Kingdom”)<br />
consists of the Jumbo Floating<br />
Restaurant and the adjacent Tai<br />
Pak Floating Restaurant, renowned<br />
tourist attractions in Aberdeen<br />
South Typhoon Shelter, within<br />
Hong Kong’s Aberdeen Harbour.<br />
Noodles<br />
Chinese noodles come dry or fresh in a variety<br />
of sizes, shapes and textures and are often served<br />
in soups or fried as toppings. Some varieties, such<br />
as Shou Mian (literally noodles of longevity), are<br />
symbolic of long life and good health according<br />
to Chinese tradition. Noodles can be served hot or<br />
cold with different toppings, with broth, and occasionally<br />
dry (as is the case with mi-fun). Noodles<br />
are commonly made with rice flour or wheat flour,<br />
but other flours such as soybean are also used.<br />
Tea<br />
Longjing tea, also known as Dragon Well tea,<br />
is a variety of roasted green tea from Hangzhou,<br />
Zhejiang Province, China, where it is produced<br />
mostly by hand and has been renowned for its<br />
high quality, earning the China Famous Tea title.<br />
As well as with dim sum, many Chinese drink<br />
their tea with snacks such as nuts, plums, dried<br />
fruit (in particular jujube), small sweets, melon<br />
seeds, and waxberry. China was the earliest<br />
country to cultivate and drink tea, which is enjoyed<br />
by people from all social classes. Tea processing<br />
began after the Qin and Han Dynasties.<br />
Chinese tea is often classified into several different<br />
categories according to the species of plant<br />
from which it is sourced, the region in which it is<br />
grown, and the method of production used. Some<br />
of these types are green tea, oolong tea, black tea,<br />
scented tea, white tea, and compressed tea. There<br />
are four major tea plantation regions: Jiangbei, Jiangnan,<br />
Huanan and the southwestern region.<br />
Over 30 million visitors have<br />
visited Jumbo Kingdom, including<br />
Queen Elizabeth II, John Wayne,<br />
Chad Garvin, David Bowie, Tom<br />
Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chow Yun<br />
Fat, Stephen Chow and Gong Li.<br />
There was also a Jumbo Kingdom<br />
Manila in Manila Bay, Philippines,<br />
but it was closed after 8 years of<br />
operation. Jumbo Kingdom is part<br />
of Melco International Development<br />
Limited, a company listed in<br />
the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.<br />
The Jumbo Kingdom was established<br />
in October 1976 by Dr.<br />
Stanley Ho after four years and<br />
over HK$30 million were spent to<br />
design and build it. It was originally<br />
decorated in the style of an<br />
ancient Chinese imperial palace.<br />
In 2000, two tugboats brought one<br />
of the floating barges (Palace) from<br />
the Aberdeen Harbour to the mouth<br />
of Manila Bay, and it was rebranded<br />
as the “Jumbo Kingdom Manila”.<br />
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LETTERS<br />
Hong Kong<br />
Blues<br />
BY VICTORIA RUDE<br />
The visa policy of<br />
Hong Kong deals<br />
with the requirements<br />
in which a foreign<br />
national wishing to<br />
enter the Hong Kong<br />
Special Administrative<br />
Region must<br />
meet to obtain an<br />
entry permit or visa,<br />
which depending on<br />
the traveller’s nationality,<br />
may be required<br />
to travel to, enter, and<br />
remain in the Hong<br />
Kong Special Administrative<br />
Region.<br />
Visitors from over<br />
145 countries are<br />
permitted visa-free<br />
entry for periods<br />
ranging from 7 to 180<br />
days, to the Hong<br />
Kong Special Administrative<br />
Region for<br />
tourism or certain<br />
business-related<br />
activities.All visitors<br />
must hold a passport<br />
valid for more than 1<br />
month.<br />
Unless having the<br />
right to land or right<br />
of abode in Hong<br />
Kong, nationals of<br />
all countries and<br />
territories require<br />
entry permits or visas<br />
from the Hong Kong<br />
Immigration Department<br />
directly or via<br />
one of the Chinese<br />
diplomatic missions<br />
overseas, to undertake<br />
other activities, such<br />
as study, employment,<br />
or operation<br />
of a business. Under<br />
the one country, two<br />
systems policy, Hong<br />
Kong maintains its<br />
immigration and visa<br />
policy independently<br />
from the rest of<br />
China. Consequently,<br />
entering Hong Kong<br />
from mainland China<br />
or Macau requires<br />
passing through<br />
immigration checkpoints<br />
of mainland<br />
China or Macau.<br />
Whilst Macau residents<br />
have visafree<br />
access for<br />
short visits to Hong<br />
Kong, Mainland<br />
residents must<br />
obtain a Two-way<br />
Permit (EEP) with<br />
the appropriate exit<br />
endorsement from<br />
the Chinese Ministry<br />
of Public Security<br />
before visiting Hong<br />
Kong.<br />
Due to the historical<br />
background of Hong<br />
Kong, immigration<br />
status in Hong Kong<br />
is determined by a<br />
combination of both<br />
nationality and residence<br />
status. Therefore,<br />
even a Chinese<br />
national with the right<br />
of abode in Hong<br />
Kong has a slightly<br />
different status to a<br />
foreign national with<br />
the right of abode in<br />
Hong Kong as well.<br />
Hong Kong<br />
Happiness<br />
BY BRITNAAY BRANCH<br />
Hong Kong has a highly developed<br />
and sophisticated transport<br />
network, encompassing both public<br />
and private transport. Based on Hong<br />
Kong Government’s Travel Characteristics<br />
Survey, over 90 per cent<br />
of the daily journeys are on public<br />
transport, the highest rate in the<br />
world. However, in 2014 the Transport<br />
Advisory Committee, which<br />
advises the Government on transportation<br />
issues, issued a report on the<br />
much worsened congestion problem<br />
in Hong Kong and pointed at the<br />
excessive growth of private cars<br />
during the past 10–15 years.<br />
The Octopus card, a smart electronic<br />
money payment system, was introduced<br />
in September 1997 to provide<br />
an alternative to the traditional<br />
banknotes and coins. Available for<br />
purchase in every station of the Mass<br />
Transit Railway system, the Octopus<br />
card is a non-touch payment system<br />
which allows payment not only for<br />
public transport (such as trains,<br />
buses, trams, ferries and minibuses),<br />
but also at parking meters, convenience<br />
stores, supermarkets, fastfood<br />
restaurants and most vending<br />
machines.<br />
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