I was met with some striking housing estates, which like most places in HK, deserve to feature in films.
Hong Kong used to have an old airport, and you used to have to descend in the aeroplane between highrise buildings just before landing, so I'm told. That must have been cool for those who enjoy flying, and cardiac-inducing for those who don't.
On this fine day I'd decided to check out the old airport site-apparently the airport had been a bowling alley, a disco and an office headquarters since it closed back in the 90's. But by the time I got there, nothing was left. "Old airport?" The Taxi Driver barked incredulously upon hearing my request. "There is...nothing!"
I insisted, and even though everything has been demolished to make way for a new ultra-dense residential/commercial development, the setting is stunning. One of the runways is still there as well. As I was leaving, heading back in the direction of some bulldozers lumbering in the distance, I spotted a man on the edge of the runway, packing away a little radio-controlled glider. That made me smile.
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