Hong Kong Day 1

I didn't rush to get up (The hotel Concierge had told me most shops don't open till around 10/11am) but I set out with a plan to find the Hong Kong Scout HQ and take a trip on the Star Ferry, find where the electronics shops were. I walked out from the Hotel and onto Nathan Road which is the Main road which runs through the main shopping districts on the Kowloon Penisular and walked the couple of km's down to the Scout HQ. It was huge, it comprises a full 4* hotel (which it owns) and the Scout Shop is on the 11th floor then the HQ offices are above that. The lobby is dwarfed by a huge painting of B-P which is flanked by various flags. Taking the express lift to the 11th floor it opens out into a huge shop selling every thing a Scout could want from uniform to activity wear and equipment. There is also a large museum which charts the history of Scouting in Hong Kong. I bought a shirt and some badges form the shop and then set of to see the rest of the city area. Out side the HQ i came across a Cub Scout and some Scouts in Uniform and got some pictures.
Not far from the Scout HQ is the Star Ferry terminal which takes you across the river to Hong Kong Island. I took a ticket and went across on the short journey. It was really cold on the water and when dropped at the Island terminal the wind had really got up soI walked up to one of the Malls and had a look around but again this was one of the high end shopping mals and not my scene so I took the Metro(MTR) from here back over the river and up to the Sham Shui Po area to look at the electronics. I succumbed here and bought my self a New Amateur radio walkie talkie. On walking back to the hotel to play with my new toy I came across a local event being 'managed' by Scouts. I spent a while here chatting with them and having photo's taken and swapping badges etc.