Tamar Park

Hello My Dear Great Ones,

I have lived in Hong Kong for ten years, but have never visited Tamar Park.  I finally did so the other day and was impressed with the fact you could picnic in the park and enjoy the views of Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon.  Tamar Park is also the location of  Hong Kong's government buildings.  Like the government itself they are very interesting and unique buildings.  Hong Kong doesn't have a mayor or president.  The head of Hong Kong is called a CEO (Chief Executive Officer).  There is a legislature that has some pretty raucous arguments, and radical displays of anger by government officials, but in the end the drab building next door to it really runs the show.  It is heavily guarded with a fence around it.  There is also a big red star at the top of it.  How symbolic of the cultural divide between the semi autonomous special administrative region and another country close by.

The building on the left, glass covering orange, is  Hong Kong's legislative council complex.  Home of some very entertaining arguments. The amazing building in the middle is the east and west wing of the central governments offices, and behind the trees, just beside it is the office of the CEO.  You are not missing much not seeing it.  It is a pretty bland rectangular box. 

Going underneath the central building.

Some interesting art pieces in the park.

Picnic time still in late October.  25 C.  Perfect.

Exhibition Center by the water.

There behind the trees you can see the CEO's rectangular box.

I was there!  Like a good Hong Konger I was wearing my mask!

The building (bunker) next door to Tamar Park.  

Well there you have it.  Tamar Park is a great symbol of Hong Kong's incredible potential of what a good government can look like.  A place for citizens to gather in peace, proud to be part of a wonderful society.

Have a great week!

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk