The best place and time in Hong Kong to take a walk - whether a pensive one alone or a romantic one with someone special - is at Victoria Harbour around 8PM.
Every night, the Tsim Sha Tsui (Kowloon) and Central (HK Island) areas light up opposing sides of the Strait of Hong Kong. At 8PM on weeknights, lasers emanate from different buildings on either side to give a light show to passers-by. On big holidays such as Chinese New Year, the lasers are replaced by a fireworks display. Professional photographers set up shop here at night, taking high quality wallet-size photos for 10 HKD (~$1.30) each.
On that particular night, I took a boat ride across the Strait after the light show. Then I took an electric streetcar that runs from the east to the west end of Hong Kong Island - through the most developed areas, of course. Congee is a popular food in Hong Kong no matter then time, so I went for a midnight snack in Kennedy Town on the east end of the streetcar line - A large bowl of congee and fried turnip cake totaling 40 HKD (~ 5.20) for two people.
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