"Hong Kong at Night" ©2001 photo Elroy
Christenson
This is one of the best views in town and we had it each evening from
our pier near the Star Ferry in Kowloon. The 70 stories tall triangular
building on the left is the Bank of China building designed by the
American architect I. M. Pei and engineer Leslie Robertson. It used
about 40 percent less steel than comparable skyscrapers. Nearby is the
43 storied external framed Hong Kong Bank by Norman Foster and the
engineering firm of Ove Arup and Partners. This is truely an
architect's paradise where anything is possible and money is no
problem. Transportation from here was easy with subways and ferries
only a short block away. Many miles were logged walking the miles of
the multistoried shopping center that the ship unloaded into. Most of
the ships passengers went further from home with several different
tours to inland China's Guilin River, as well as, Xian and Beijing.
