His fortunes finally turned when he saw tourists flocking to the area who were willing to spend money on overnight stays just to watch the sun rise over the lakes.
Hong Kong's GDP slumped 9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, falling short of market expectations and only slightly improving from a record 9.1-percent drop in the first quarter.
His apartment is filled with memorabilia - medals, awards, family and military photos, art pieces from around the world (including China) - and a world map showing all the places he has visited.
Hong Kong's 2020 Legislative Council General Election will be delayed a year, to Sept 5, 2021, in view of the health risks posed by the current severe outbreak of COVID-19, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Friday.
Ho added the country's unstinting support had been a crucial ingredient in the development of Macao's tourism sector.
Hong Kong now has an economy twice the size of what it was in 1997 — ranked the world's freest for over 20 consecutive years by the US' Heritage Foundation think tank — while it leapfrogged from 60th in 1996 to 16th in 2018 on the Independent Commission Against Corruption's Rule of Law Index, according to the statement.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor holds copies of her annual Policy Address before a weekly Executive Council meeting in Hong Kong on Tuesday. [Photo provided to China Daily]
His remarks came as the country's key economic data for August and September pointed to a stronger economic recovery.
Hong Kong's pride, the Mass Transit Railway system, is struggling through the worst year in its 40-year history. Over the past two months, it has been attacked by violent mobs almost every week. The system had managed to complete repairs and clean-up in time for the resumption of services at 6 am.
Historical fantasy series, “The Man in the High Castle,” will return for its second season Dec. 16. The first season, adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick, was the all-time most-streamed original show by Amazon Prime members.