Hong Kong Adventist Hospital - 17 March 2007

A group of missionary, together with an input from physicians, conceived a vision of establishing a medical missionary work in Hong Kong. An Adventist Hospital was built in 1974, and today the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital is one of the prestigious hospitals in Hong Kong. The hospital is currently under expansion.

I also learned of an intersting story (or myth). People in Hong Kong, including mainland China, do not like the number four (4). Apparently, in their language, the number 4 is pronounced closely with "death." This means that their high buildings do not have the 4th floor because it is a number of bad luck (similar to number 13).

The sun had just set, and Hong Kong was coming alive. From the 7th floor of Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, I saw beautiful buildings enfogged.

Hong Kong Flower Park/Mall - 18 March 2007

Hong Kong has beautiful flower market & park - indegenous & important flowers. People visit this place to buy and take pictures. I saw some South African flowers. An African has also developed an interest in flowers.

Hong Kong "British rail buses" - 18 March 2007

These trains show that the British government had been around. I had a privilege of travelling by that bus. I must say that Hong Kong transport system is highly developed and efficient.

Hong Kong City from the Peak - 17 March 2007

I could not see Hong Kong city from the highest peack because it was very foggy and drizzling. From time-to-time the fog would lift and we would catch at least a glimpse of Hong Kong City. There is a harbour a little further on the left, but it is eclipsed by the fog. Even within the fog, Hong Kong is a beautiful city. You need to see it in order to believe it.

Trip to Hong Kong Adventist College, Hong Kong, 11-23 March 2007

I am currently attending an "Integration of Faith & Learning Conference" - hosted and funded by a division of General Conference SDA Church's Education Department.

The purpose of the conference is to get every participant to write a 15-20 pages paper/essay towards the development of and contributing towards An Adventist Teachers Resources' 35th Volume. This volume will be published very soon. Hong Kong is a different place - high scrapers residential buildings, very much congested and densely populated. I have cautioned that Hong Kong is the most populated densely city in the world.

I need to mention that the weather has been so gloomy, foggy, and at some point drizzling a little, but not cold. It was interesting for me to learn that university and college students wear a school uniform. I still need to check if it is true that all universities in Hong Kong require uniform for their students.

We will be going out on an excursion on Sunday (18 March 2007), and I am looking forward to the trip. It appears that we will be using a cruise. I saw what is considered the longest bridge connecting Hong Kong with other surburbs. Hong Kong is an island, and it is connected by a bridge on the sea - a bridge that is suspended on the air, and trains use the second or lower level of the same bridge. In general, Hong Kong is a beautiful city, and it is even nicer if viewed at night.