Rough Groove

HK: Central

Central in Hongkong Island is where the financial business hub of the city is located. Here, one can find the famous skyscrapers that Hongkong is known for like: I M Pei’s Bank of China that have feng shui experts shaking their heads in disgust and the impressive HSBC building that many consider as having the best feng shui as its front is unhindered with any structures facing the harbor, to name two. Well, I really haven’t seen much of this island except at Statue Square that teems with Filipino and Indonesian domestic helpers every Sunday, their only day off, in their thousands gathering and occupying the open spaces of this square and that of HSBC.

Statue Square where most of the city’s domestic helpers throng in their thousands every Sunday. Right, some Filipinos already at the Square. I was just amuse that there were also Pinoy photographers among the crowd, just like what you see in most public parks in the country.

Left, lower portion of the cathedral. Right, one of the lion sculpture guarding the grounds of the HSBC building. It is said that the building generates so much good feng shui that rubbing the lion’s paw’s can bring you good luck.

Of course, I rubbed the paw’s.

Relive my posts on Hongkong:

Out of the country
Last night in HK
HK: I’m impressed
Back from HK
1st SEA Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium
HK: Chek Lap Kok
HK: A beautiful city
HK: Transport
HK: People watching
Series 39: Hongkong
HK: Wong Kar Wai movies
Series 40: Hongkong International Airport