Hong Kong here we come!!

Well Day 1 of the study tour is finally here and we have arrived in Hong Kong! I don't have much to say about the flight except it was a shock to the system going back to economy after our recent run of good luck with upgrades, and Cathay Pacific's seats are not built for people with long legs. Leg room was OK but the seats were too short and don't recline - instead the (very creaky) inner shell just slides back and forth, eating into the leg room but not encroaching on the passenger behind you.
Upon arrival we were met by Irene, our local tour guide, and transferred to the Kowloon Empire Hotel, just around the corner from Nathan Road, which is one of the few places I remember from my last visit here 25 years ago. We had a couple of hours to settle in then met in the lobby and walked around the corner for a welcome dinner at Heaven on Earth in Knutsford Terrace (which is part of the King Parrot Group - there is no escaping them! And yes, the name of the street also caused a few snickers amongst the group). After a cheap and cheerful meal of shredded beef pancakes (Peking duck-style) and fried rice, we jumped in taxis and headed through the harbour tunnel to the LKF Garden Bar in Lan Kwai Fong. However the early start and the time difference caught up, so it was a fairly quiet night for most of us.