It was great to see that a lot of work is being done to make the Battle Fields in the Wong Nei Chong more accessible to the public. The trails are being cleaned up, the pill boxes are being dug out (they had nearly been buried during the time since WWII), and signs are being put up to mark the trails. Hopefully this is all done before my next visit.

We also made a stop at St Stephen's School in Stanley. It was the hospital during the battle and the site of some horrific acts by the Japanese. It was interesting to learn from the Principal of the School that the Japanese are interested in the history of the Hong Kong Battle and they have come to the School for tours as well. They have also had student pilgrimages to Hong Kong in the last couple years.

After St Stephen's School we stopped near the Stanley Market for lunch. Another very good Chinese meal. Then a bit of time was spent in the Market again before heading to Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence.

The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is impressive. It has many interesting displays, but I was much more interested in the site itself and the amazing views from the perimeter. So, I spent the bulk of my time taking in the views from the site.

We returned from the Museum around 5pm and I spent most of the time until our final Group dinner at 7pm on my laptop. Being the only one with a laptop here that is able to read memory cards from digital cameras, I am collecting photos from all those with digital cameras so that we can create a trip CD, I've also helped folks backup there pictures on CDs so they can make room for more pictures, and I helped one guy send a few pictures to his family. I also prepared a brief slide show of pictures which we watched during our Group dinner. Dinner tonight was in a Chinese restaurant near our hotel and it was another very good meal - proving that our first meal was an anomoly.

After dinner a few of us took the MTR (subway) to Central Hong Kong, where we road the Peak Tram up to Victoria Peak again. This time we got to take in the lights of Hong Kong, a spectacular view. After coming back down on the Tram we headed over to the Star Ferry terminal on foot, taking in some interesting light shows along the way. We were going to take the Star Ferry to Kowloon to get a night view Hong Kong from the Kowloon, but we got there too late. We could have gotten on the last boat for Kowloon, but we would have had to find alternative transportation for the return trip and we weren't up for that, so just took the MTR back to the hotel instead.

Tomorrow is our last full day in Hong Kong, this is a free day to do whatever we want. Everyone is likely going to stick to the schedule we had all week (ie wake up around 6am or so and head for breakfast around 7am), they way we'll be able to get the most out of this day. A lot of us want to spend some time in Kowloon. We want to track down the small monument that marks the spot of the Sham Shui Po Barracks/POW Camp where our Fathers/Brothers/Grandfathers spend time before and after the Battle of Hong Kong. We also want to walk down Nathan Road and have a Beer in the Peninsula Hotel like they did back in 1941.