This may not mean anything to you, but we just want you to know what’s happening around us.  At the moment, it’s P-E-O-P-L-E and lots of them. Hong Kong is crowded to begin with and now that we are hosting, the population feels like it’s doubled (topping close to 14 million perhaps).  Here’s a little info snippet for you from the EAG site.

Held once every four years, the East Asian Games (EAG) is a major event in the Asian international sports arena. The first EAG was held in China (Shanghai) in 1993, followed by Korea (Pusan) in 1997, Japan (Osaka) in 2001 and Macau in 2005.  Hong Kong won the hosting right of the 5th East Asian Games of 2009 in November 2003.

The 5th East Asian Games will be held in Hong Kong from 5 - 13 December 2009. Around 2,300 elite athletes will compete for gold medals of 262 competition events under 22 sports, making it the largest international multi-sport event ever held in Hong Kong.

Below are a few shots from the December 5 opening ceremony. Believe me, no 4th of July show can top this fireworks display…unreal.  It’s rumored that HK spent $40,000,000 on the ceremony alone.  The fireworks were shot from five or six different boats around Victoria Harbor. Did I mention a synchronized laser light show too? Yes, they had lasers.

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after…

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