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Hong
Kong
was
always
part
of
my
life.
I
first
visited
the
British
Colony
aboard
the
aircraft
carrier
HMS
Eagle
in
1964,
but
returned
again
6
years
later
to
be
based
ashore
at
the
Royal
Navy
shore
base
HMS
Tamar.
I
was
lucky
to
have
been
able
to
have
my
family
living
with
me
in
Hong
Kong
-
we
lived
in
an
apartment
on
the
island
at
Garden
Mansions,
Tai
Hang
Road,
in
the
mid
levels
district
overlooking
Causeway
Bay.
It
was
a
fantastic
positing,
my
last
as
a
rating
in
the
Royal
Navy
before
being
promoted
to
the
rank
of
Sub
Lieutenant.
The
traditional
issue
of
the
daily
rum
tot
was
ceased
during
my
time
in
Hong
Kong,
whilst
a
member
of
the
Chief
Petty
Officers’ Mess.
Over
the
years
I
returned
again
to
Hong
Kong,
first
whilst
serving
aboard
the
frigate
HMS
Mermaid,
but
also
over
succeeding
years
as
a
tourist
with
my
second
wife
Sue,
and as a visiting businessman.
Hong
Kong
changed
drastically
between
each
of
my
visits,
both
politically
when
it
became
a
“Special
Administrative
Region”
of
the
Peoples
Republic
of
China,
and
on
the
landscape,
as
more
and
more
land
was
reclaimed
to
build
more
and
more
and
bigger
and
higher
buildings.
The
new
airport
at
Lantau
Island
also
replaced
the
old
Kai
Tak
airport,
which
I
could
see
clearly
from
my
apartment
at
Garden
Mansions.
I
remember
taking
spectacular
pictures
of
aircraft
taking
off
at
night!