Victoria Peak or commonly known as 'The Peak' is the highest point on Hong Kong Island and offers a breathtaking view over Victoria Harbor.

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, which means that it enjoys greater political and social autonomy than mainland China, separate administrative and legal systems (based on British common law) and a separate currency (the Hong Kong Dollar, HKD$).

The name 'Hong Kong' is Cantonese for 'fragrance harbor'.

Hong Kong consists of three main territories - Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Territories - plus more than 260 smaller (and mostly uninhabited) islands, located where the Pearl river meets the South China Sea.

Hong Kong had been under the British Crown rule for 155 years, from 1842 untill 1997.

Both Chinese and English are the official languages in Hong Kong. English is widely used in the Government and by the legal, professional and business sectors.

HK ranks #1 among the cities with the most number of skyscrapers in the world.

Snake soup is a Chinese delicacy that contains as many as five different types of snake meat. Boiled with ingredients such as pork bones, chicken, and spices, this thick and flavorful soup is especially popular in Hong Kong during the winter months.

'Big Buddha' is a 34m tall statue located on a Lantau Island. It is the second-largest outdoor sitting Buddha in the world.

In 2008 'The Dark Knight' came to HK to film a scene in which the caped crusader captures mob accountant Lau. The building in question is Two International Financial Centre, over 400m tall and at the time the tallest in the city.

The International Commerce Centre rises above the city skyline to 484m and is the tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong.

You know, I never expected to enter the movie business.

You cannot compare your athletic achievement to the importance of children and giving them a safe environment in which to grow up and enjoy life.

I'm smart with my money, I invest conservatively. I don't mind paying top-dollar, but I don't want to get ripped off.

I like the idea of a place that is dealing with painful, messy, frightening, and very human events that is also so beautiful and ethereal.

Be careful what you wish for

Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.

I am starting to hate airports and the whole business of getting onto the plane. It all takes so long I want to scream.

Presidential coverage used to be a very serious endeavor.

If somebody's going on your board, and you're going to be C.E.O., it will help if that person knows how to be C.E.O., who has done it before.

Envy is a littleness of soul which cannot see beyond a certain point and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded.

That to me was the most poignant part of Diana's wedding; as she was walking up the aisle and her eyes were going left to right, looking at people and smiling in the way that Diana did - and that diamond tiara glittering like mad. It was great.

It's been up, down, and sideways for me, man. I could become a huge star, or I could get cancer tomorrow.

My ideal citizen is the self-employed, homeschooling, IRA-owning guy with a concealed-carry permit.

The most important thing you can do to achieve your goals is to make sure that as soon as you set them you immediately begin to create momentum.

The alpine environment is very delicate. I've been able to see change in the mountains in the 20 years that I've been climbing full-time. Glaciers have receded. The tree-line is changing. That's very rapid to see nature changing in a 20-year period.

All pictures are unnatural. All pictures are sad because they're about dead people. Paintings you don't think of in a special time or with a specific event. With photos I always think I'm looking at something dead.

I need a SUV, for me and my four sisters. So, I've narrowed it down to four, kind of expensive, cars.

I'm trying to be a good parent and set a good example. When I'm on the road, they don't see a lot of me. I see them every other day. It's pretty all-encompassing when I'm on the road.

Daughter are angels sent from above to fill our heart with unending love.

Of course my family and friends are incredibly valuable to me. They keep me sane, they teach me things and I love spending time with them. I think that ranking what you value is a sort of western and linear way of looking at things.

The Spirit communicating to your spirit is the most effective and fundamental of communications. Write it down. As you write down impressions of the Spirit, more are given.

I'm using my degree. You know, I studied English and American literature in college, and now I'm an American poet.

I fell in love with my wife twenty years ago. I am only now, it seems, getting it through my very thick skull how lucky I am.

Be amusing never tell unkind stories above all never tell long ones.