Christopher Revon Photography and Film - Digital Media Producer/Content Creator

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Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Hong Kong

1) I love the urban landscape of the city of Hong Kong with its countless skyscrapers, both old and modern.

2) I love that it is a multicultural city since 5 percent of its population are foreigners.

3) I love that 70 percent of Hong Kong is nature with at least two hundred islands, lots of beaches, lots of mountains, lots of hiking trails, lots of parks with playgrounds and exercise machines for the elderly, lots of football fields, basketball courts, volleyball courts, skating tracks, public swimming pools and skateboard parks, so you can do a lot of outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain climbing, kayaking, windsurfing, mountain biking, sailing, camping, going to the beach, etc.

4) I love that you can get pretty much anywhere with its public transportation which I think is the best in the world since I can compare it to a lot of the cities I've lived in and visited in the US, Europe and Asia. It has the subway system (MTR), the double decker buses, the regular buses, the mini-buses, the light rail, the old trams and the taxis, which I think is much cheaper to ride than the ones back in the US.

5) It pretty much has all kinds of food here. Most of the restaurants from different countries are represented here, and if you go to the supermarket, a lot of its products are imported from all over the world. Most of the European, US, Korean, Japanese and other foreign products are available even in a regular supermarket. No need to go to a specialty supermarket with imported products.

6) No sales tax, no tipping. In addition, the income tax here are quite low compared to the US.

7) It is also a very safe city. Rarely do they have violent crimes here. Most crimes here are mostly petty crimes such as pickpockets. But based on my experience in which I have dropped or left something such as a photography equipment, someone would chase after me to either give it back to me or let me know about it.

8) Most local people here are very helpful, quite nice and sincere. Unlike in some other Asian countries, mostly Southeast Asia, they are only nice to you because you have something that they want. Actually there was only one instance in which I had a problem with a local person here, and that was rare. For the most part, most of the troubles I've had here were with another foreigner.

10) Another big thing I love about Hong Kong is convenience. They've got 7-11s and other convenience stores here, and they pretty much have everything you need, including wines, hard liquour and beer. You can even pay your phone bills and other bills over there. Not only that, restaurants and shops here are everywhere. You don't have to walk far to be able to buy most of what you need. And in addition, most major subway stops here have a shopping mall above them or next to them or below them if it is an elevated stop. Also most subway stations have stores in them such as takeout food places, pharmacies, some clothing stores, convenience stores, etc.

11) Also since Hong Kong is a very cosmopolitan city, it has a great nightlife, a great art and music scenes, great cultures, shopping, etc. You can never run out of things to do over here. Last but not the least, from here, since it is an international hub, it is easy to get anywhere from here with a lot of direct flights to most cities in the world. And the speed train system can get you to most cities here in China, but due to the pandemic, this is currently closed right now, but once everything is back to normal, it is nice to know that this is possible.