One Day in Hong Kong - Hong Kong

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One day in Hong Kong. Flew in from Shanghai in the morning with a flight back to Singapore at midnight, which left just enough time to actually do something. Dropped my bag and went straight into the city.

Container port cranes seen through the train window arriving into Hong Kong.

The Central skyline viewed from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, densely packed towers rising toward Victoria Peak.

Harcourt Road in Central Hong Kong, cars flowing through a wide urban highway flanked by glass towers.

Spent the morning in Central, took the long escalator up through the neighbourhood, walked through Tai Kwun, stopped by the Sun Yat-sen Museum, then back down to Central Market.

The Mid-Levels Escalator in Central, a long covered moving walkway with commuters riding through the neighbourhood.

The Central Market entrance sign in English and Chinese, shot from above with pedestrians below.

The Bank of China Tower in Central shot from street level, its geometric glass facade cutting sharply into the blue sky.

Then queued for the Peak Tram. Worth it. The view from Victoria Peak in the late afternoon was everything, the whole city laid out below, the harbour, Kowloon on the other side.

A long queue of visitors waiting to board the Peak Tram inside the lower terminus.

The Hong Kong skyline seen from Victoria Peak in the late afternoon haze, towers crowding between the hills and the harbour.

A deep orange sunset over the South China Sea seen from Victoria Peak, the sun sinking behind distant islands.

The sky over Hong Kong fading to a deep red afterglow after sunset, seen from Victoria Peak.

The dark green Peak Tram carriage at the station, packed with passengers heading back down.

Coming back down I passed by the Court of Final Appeal, the old colonial building lit up at night with a tram curving past it. Something about that shot felt very Hong Kong.

A tram curving past the illuminated Court of Final Appeal building at night in Central Hong Kong.

The Court of Final Appeal building in Central lit up at night, its neoclassical columns glowing against the surrounding glass towers.

Walked down to the harbour, rode the ferris wheel, then took the Star Ferry across to Tsim Sha Tsui.

A traditional red-sailed junk boat moored at the Central harbour at night, the Kowloon skyline lit up behind it.

The Hong Kong Island skyline at night seen from Tsim Sha Tsui, towers reflected on the dark water of Victoria Harbour.

The Hong Kong Museum of Art at night, its illuminated HKMOA signage glowing on the waterfront facade.

Then went to the airport for flight back to Singapore.

-- Zhun Hao

Published: Jan 10 2026

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