There’s no denying that Hong Kong is one of the most exciting places on Earth. After its century-long loan to Britain, the territory has a unique identity, suspended between British and Cantonese culture, old and new, with modern, lofty skyscrapers, ancient temples, lush green peaks and Victorian-era tramlines.
The city and special administrative region in China is a hub of finance and commerce, attracting ex-pats from all over the globe to experience it. I have friends who left London for Hong Kong “for a couple of years” back in 2015 – they still haven’t made it home. I can see the appeal: though it has an undoubtedly hectic centre, with an impossible number of people living on top of each other in tower blocks (it’s officially…
















