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After walking for days in Telecom Word 2006 exhibition, I spent the weekend in Hong Kong to discover the city and its landmarks.

During the day I went to "The Peak" using the swiss made funicular called "Peak Tram". Up there you get a wonderful 360°C view including Hong Kong central district, Soho, Victoria Harbour as well as Kowloon.

Later on, back to "Des Voeux Rd" again to ride the 800 meters World longest escalator which link Central Market to the upper part of the city and Hong Kong's mosque. A walk down through the Botanical & Zoological garden, passing by the Governor House and back to Central Station and the famous HSBC building.   

In the evening I took the ferry and cross Victoria's harbour to Kowloon to get an amazing view of the whole city and enjoyed the huge permanent light show when at 20h all buildings of both sides of the Harbour erupt in coloured lights, laser beams and searchlights.

Hong Kong's gallery is here

More about: Discover Hong Kong 

Some figures of the Telecom World 2006 which finally was more a kind of Telecom Asia due to the low representation of US and European Telecom giants and also due to the strong presence of Chinese companies (30%).

• Exhibition center : 43'000 m2
• 690 represented companies, among them 230 Chinese ones.
• US Pavillion, 400 m2 only !
• Visitors est. 42'000 to 57'000
• Visitors, 60% from Asia, 18% Europe & 20% Americas.
• VIP / CEO's /Govt representatives : 2000
• Industries : 18% for Mobile, 17% for Networks & 17% for IT hardware/software.
• Company type : 25% Mobile operators

• Best stand (my own opinion) : Samsung
• Prettiest hostesses (see photo): Samsung mobile

 Source : ITU Stats