Images: Hong Kong before, now and after – Hong Kong News

thedarkside.hk — Tomorrow it’s July 1st, our last public holiday until October. Or, if you are concerned for titles: ‘Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day’. To celebrate our fantastic city, why not pay homage to where we have been, are, and where we are headed. But instead of writing about it, our nerdy and hence only single team member, Milfo, invented and used a time machine to take snapshots of good ol’ Hongkers when a larger % of the population actually spoke Engrish, and of our city post 2047. Click on the ‘Continue Reading’ link below for an impression of Milfo’s journey through the ages. Oh, and enjoy that useless Wednesday off.

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