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Abacus | Holidays in Hong Kong: with more housing on the way, you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone

  • The holiday season is tough for everyone this year, including the bovine residents of rural Hong Kong
  • Neil has a chat with Bull 582, or ‘Wallace’, about what it’s like eating cardboard and living amid a paved paradise

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Neil talking to “582”. Photo: Neil Newman

WITH A PINK HOTEL, A BOTIQUE AND A SWINGIN’ HOTSPOT

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It would appear the mutant virus successfully became the Grinch that tried to take away our holiday fun, and like many people I had to break it to my family that I wouldn’t be listening to Driving Home for Christmas on the radio in the rental on my way from Heathrow airport this year.

But we are all finding ways to hang onto something of the festive season’s cheer: Hong Kong’s Central district was buzzing with people buying gifts last week, and online seafood and swanky meat deliveries are selling out fast. It’s clear we’re not letting this nasty coronavirus bug stand in the way of the tradition of exchanging presents and stuffing ourselves silly, even if we may not always be in the company of those we originally planned to do it with.

So, what can an over-lunched lady or gentleman do to walk it off this year? And who can we hang out with in groups of more than just two?

A feral calf on Lantau does not want to hear about your social-distancing measures. Photo: Neil Newman
A feral calf on Lantau does not want to hear about your social-distancing measures. Photo: Neil Newman
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I propose taking a trip to see what’s left of the fantastic wildlife and scenery that Hong Kong has to offer, before it is concreted over and the beachside eateries become as landlocked as Fenwick Pier!
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