Harrisons in Hong Kong

It’s definitely not all tall buildings and noise in Hong Kong. Yesterday a group of went for a hike to Ng Tung Waterfalls, the main fall being Hong Kong’s highest. We were surprised at the beauty of the place. What better way to spend a very hot day than swimming in crystal clear pools surrounded by tropical rainforest. Thanks to Daniel Chan and his website Hong Kong Waterfalls for the tip.

Left overs from a BBQ at the Gold Coast hotel! Not our BBQ unfortunately (fortunately?)

In a few days we will have been here half a year. It has flown past. The daily routine with work and family leaves little time to get bored and we have continued to enjoy some great weekend outings. The highlights of the last couple of months:

• A two week visit from Nana (Isobel): she was immediately put to work in the school and her gentle approach was really appreciate by all, but especially by Ed, Sam and Diddy. We had a few great outings including three days to Zhao Qing in south eastern China.
• Visits from Vivien’s brother, Alastair, from Judy Friend and her mum, Nancie, from Arthur Mounter (Mt Kuring-gai) and from Neville’s friend Matthew Lai
• A couple of great hikes. We discovered a great swimming hole a short way from home – plenty of water and cliffs to jump from. We also did a great overnight trip with some if the Crossroads folk in Sai Kung Country park…more of that one later.

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  Tenth anniversary of the hand over – awesome fireworks (see Mike and Helen’s blog)

• AND this Friday, our UN “Global Hand” version will be presented to a very large gathering of UN groups and multinational corporations. We were excited to hear that our director, Sal, has been invited to a special lunch with the head of the UN, Ban Ki-Moon. Hopefully this will “oil the wheels” a little!