First Night in Hong Kong

Last night some of us took the ferry over to Hong Kong Island, which is about a 10 minute ride from our hotel. As you're taking the ferry across the water, the skyline is dotted with high rises which have laser lights on them. About 50 buildings participate in the laser light show, and the scene is indescribable. The island itself resembles downtown Baltimore, with huge high rise buildings and a big business district. Once there, we took a cab to a part of the city that is similar to Canton. We had dinner at some cafe and then headed over to a local watering hole to relax and have a few drinks.

We just had our first business meeting with an International Law firm Hogan and Hartson, which was founded about 100 years ago in D.C. They now have offices all over the world. It was very interesting to get a lawyers perspective on the challenges and barriers to doing business in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Now headed over to Starbucks and to another business meeting...