My Hong Kong is first of all a village. I live on the second floor of what is called a "village house" in a tiny place called Tung Tsz (Dung Dzhee), east of Tai Po in the New Territories. This is the view from my roof terrace:
The building in the distance is where I work, the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Most people in the village have dogs. In many cases, that's why they live here. You can walk your dog off the leash.
There are tombs along the paths, where people come on Tomb Sweeping Day to make offerings to ancestors.
There's a minibus that I take to work, or to go into Hong Kong.
Here's the view from the Institute of Education over Tolo Harbour:
Ten minutes away is the suburb of Tai Po, a city of some 300,000 people. It doesn't seem that big because most people live in highrises, and they do pack them in.
Hong Kong is built on a very clear principle: stack the people high, and leave a lot of green space. 85% of Hong Kong is green space. The biggest environmental issue is air pollution, as you see here.
So I live in a tiny village on the edge of one of the world's great cities. What could be better?
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And I love your balcony =) Have you had any picnics out there lately?