March 9, 10 ,11th
Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong is one of the most active ports in Asia, although I noted that the three out bound container ships we passed on the way into the harbor were less than half full. This is a three day stop which includes Kowloon, the New Territories and Macau, the gaming capital of the world. At present Hong Kong has the world’s biggest skyline with a total of 7,681 skyscrapers. Four of the top 15 tallest skyscrapers are in Hong Kong. The population is about 7 million. The cost of living is among the highest in the world. A three bedroom apartment is $18,000 a month. Thus, about 30% of the population lives in highly subsidized housing of 100 to 400 square foot apartments. There are hundreds of these 30 to 50 story apartment buildings, some are even walk ups.