22 March - I managed to negotiate the TFR train system to Mai Po, on the Chinese border - an excellent tour of the world-famous (for birders!) WWF reserve, thousands of waders present including Nordmann's Greenshank and Great Knot - also at least 50 Black-faced Spoonbills (photo), an endangered species with 25% of the world population at Mai Po. Gulls included Great Black-headed and Saunder's Gulls (photo). Hong Kong is fascinating - very noisy and crowded but the people friendly, safe to walk around at night. The air pollution from China is very bad at present so the famous view across the harbour is obscured by smog. I've not been very adventurous with my eating I'm afraid. Escalators on the pavements, subways and lifts everywhere, high-tech and amazing hotels. Next stop Cairns for 24h en route to NZ.
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