It’s been over seven years since I touched foot on Hong Kong, and the time difference feels like seven decades. It’s still moving at the speed of light, money is everything, and tastes have changed. There are still vestiges of the past that I can cling to, but with bittersweet memories.

Crazy Rich Asian Food

Although I didn’t like the movie, I thought the title was very representative of the array of food choices in this city. Over the top, creative, and amusing! The deli dishes were from Fusion Deli, an upscale version of Harrods in Times Square.

Transportation and Buildings are what define Hong Kong’s Speed and Efficiency-still some of the fastest in the world! Even though I worked on the HK Mass Transit Railway system before the lines were operational, I am proud of having contributed to a world-class system of two-minute headways.

On the other hand, the tram line that plies between Sheung Wan and North Point are a throwback to the past. You can slow down your pace by taking a scenic tour of Central with plenty of people to watch, inside and out.

The High Speed Railway can whisk you into Guangzhou or Shenzhen in about an hour. You buy a ticket online, and ticketless entry simply keys your identity via passport to the trip. Terrifying and accurate. You need to experience it to understand its high state of the art and China’s ability to move over a billion people around the country on demand.