Hong Kong is pretty much the perfect city to visit. A fast-paced, capitalist 21st century outlook is allied to traditional Chinese culture to make Hong Kong an intoxicating mix of east and west. It’s easily the best city for a stopover en route from Europe to the Antipodes but even if eats into travel time at the other end, it’s worth giving Honkers a few extra days to soak up a city that’s unique, and fascinating, in so many respects.