365 China Photo: One-A-Day

Day four of Maestro and an earlier start for me as I had a briefing meeting at 7.30am. We had now got into a familiar pattern of the course so we knew what was expected of us, though every situation was always changing. Just when you thought you had everything planned out the game would change. Infact the only constant in the programme was the idea of change. A good lesson for business and a good lesson for life. Throughout the week the view from my hotel had been constantly changing depending on the weather. Today had been fairly overcast and cloudy so when the set was setting it created a dramatic seascape. Tomorrow was our last day so the storm of the week was finally over. It had been an intense and dramatic week and the programme had lived up to its name. From my window I could see both Hong Kong Island (on left) and Kowloon (on right), which is part of mainland China. It really looked like a tale of two cities, which in affect is what it is. Main HK Island people refer to Kowloon as the dark side and make jokes about people who live there. However the Kowloon harbour area is becoming even more built up and has the most expensive property prices in the world. What I especially like about this photo is the little Hong Kong Junk boat in the middle of the harbour. It sails up and down the harbour all day as a promotional vehicle for the Hong Kong Tourist Association. Comparing that little boat to the modern dredger next to it is just another symbol of Hong Kong’s growth