Cruise Port Spotlight: Hong Kong, China

Modern, traditional and exotic Hong Kong is literally where East meets West. Vistas of skyscrapers, mountains and junks –the typical boats with red sails – greet cruise passengers as their ships make their way to the cruise pier and terminal in one of the world’s most spectacular natural harbors. Claimed by Britain in 1842 after the First Opium War with China, Hong Kong was ceded back to China in 1997, under the One Country Two Systems principle whereby Hong Kong enjoys a degree of autonomy and its capitalist system, independent judiciary and rule of law, free trade and freedom of speech.

By Georgina Cruz

January 18, 2013