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All is NOT Well for the Economy of Hong Kong. These are empty  jewelry stores in Causeway Bay, Evening hours of December 4, 2016. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

All is NOT Well for the Economy of Hong Kong. Empty Restaurants in Causeway Bay Evening of December 4, 2016. Restaurants in the streets of Causeway Bay were mostly empty or with few tables busy. For the past several years these restaurants have been fully busy most night of the year and with queues of people waiting in the street in the busy periods before Christmas and Chinese New Year. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

All is NOT Well for the Economy of Hong Kong. These are available and empty advertisement spaces in Causeway Bay, supposedly the "place with most expensive rents in world". They are all in a very primary location and they have been available for weeks. Photo was taken the December 2016, the busiest shopping month of the year and when rates for advertisements should be the highest Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

All is NOT Well for the Economy of Hong Kong. These are empty shops in Causeway Bay, supposedly the "place with most expensive rents in world". Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

Mercedes Benz Maybach are rarities in Europe, but in Hong Kong you can find half a dozen of them in a morning.This S600  Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 Maybach Motorenbau was a German car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son, originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH and was itself known as Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH until 1912. In 1960 Maybach was acquired by Daimler-Benz and remains nowadays as an ultra-luxury car brand of Mercedes-Benz, which is owned by Daimler AG. Daimler currently produces an ultra-luxury edition of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class under the Mercedes-Maybach brand.

Mercedes Benz Maybach are rarities in Europe, but in Hong Kong you can find half a dozen of them in a morning. Here is the first of today, seen in Queen's road Central. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 Maybach Motorenbau was a German car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son, originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH and was itself known as Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH until 1912. In 1960 Maybach was acquired by Daimler-Benz and remains nowadays as an ultra-luxury car brand of Mercedes-Benz, which is owned by Daimler AG. Daimler currently produces an ultra-luxury edition of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class under the Mercedes-Maybach brand.

Hong Kong Supercars. This Mercedes S500e Plug-in Hybrid was on display at Mercedes ME Caafé at Entertainment Building in Central Hong Kong.  Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 The  Mercedes-Benz   S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID  offers a system output of 325 kW and 650 newton metre torque, and in just 5.2 seconds sprints from 0 to 100 km/h and can drive up to 33 kilometres purely electrically. The certified consumption is 2.8 litres/100 kilometres, which corresponds to 65 g CO₂/km emissions. Key elements of this impressive output are the V6 biturbo and the intelligent hybrid drive.  Following the S 400 HYBRID and S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID the  S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID  is the third hybrid model in the new  S-Class . Its new high-voltage lithium-ion battery can be externally recharged via the charging socket in the right side of the rear bumper.

This gorgeous red 911 GT3 was spetted at a red light in Kowloon.  Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 Porsche launched the  RS  version of the 991 GT3 at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015. [29]  Compared to the 991 GT3, the front fenders are now equipped with louvers above the wheels and the rear fenders now include Turbo-like intakes, rather than an intake below the rear wing. The roof is made from magnesium. The interior includes full bucket seats (based on the carbon seats of the 918 Spyder), carbon-fibre inserts, lightweight door handles and the Club Sport Package as standard (a bolted-on roll cage behind the front seats, preparation for a battery master switch, and a six-point safety harness for the driver and fire extinguisher with mounting bracket) The 3.8-litre unit found in the 991 GT3 is replaced with a 4.0-litre unit with 500 horsepower and 339 pound-feet (460 N·m) of torque. The tr...

Details of London. Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 Truman's Brewery   was a large East London brewery and one of the largest brewers in the world at the end of the 19th century. Founded around 1666, the   Black Eagle Brewery   was established on a plot of land next to what is now   Brick Lane   in London, E1. It grew steadily until the 18th century when, under the management of   Benjamin Truman , and driven by the demand for   porter , it expanded rapidly and became one of the largest brewers in London. Its growth continued into and through the 19th century with the expansion of its brewery and pub estate. In 1873, it purchased Philips Brewery in Burton and became the largest brewery in the world. The situation changed for Truman's in the 20th century as it had to come to terms with the rise of lager, cheaper competition from imports and the conso...

I found another Citroen H Van in London. This one was earning is living as a Creperie close to Southbank Centre Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 The Citroën H Van, Type H, H-Type or HY is a panel van (light truck) produced by the French car maker Citroën between 1947 and 1981. It was developed as a simple front wheel driven van after World War II. A total of 473,289 were produced in 34 years in factories in France and Belgium. Like the 1934 Citroën Traction Avant, the H had a unitary body with no separate frame, four-wheel independent suspension, and front-wheel drive. For a commercial van, this combination provided unique benefits - a flat floor very close to the ground, and 6 ft (180 cm) standing height, with a side loading door. The distinctive corrugated body work used throughout the period of production was inspired by German Junkers (Aircraft) starting from the First World War until the 1930s, the t...

Beautiful Details of London. Buxton Street Crossing Brick Lane Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

This is one of the most amazing cheese shops ever seen. Mons Cheesemongers web site is here:  http://www.mons-cheese.co.uk/ Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 In the channel there are many other videos about cheese foods and cheese shops, just search for "cheese" in the channel.

This is for sure the strangest food you can find in Brick Lane market. Those glutinous cake and gels taste quite good and the tea is also good. This food as some resemblance with this Chinese food seen on Cheung Chau island, Hong Kong. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

Old and Pictoresque Citroen Food Truck seen in Whitecross Street Market, London Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 The Citroën H Van, Type H, H-Type or HY is a panel van (light truck) produced by the French car maker Citroën between 1947 and 1981. It was developed as a simple front wheel driven van after World War II. A total of 473,289 were produced in 34 years in factories in France and Belgium. Like the 1934 Citroën Traction Avant, the H had a unitary body with no separate frame, four-wheel independent suspension, and front-wheel drive. For a commercial van, this combination provided unique benefits - a flat floor very close to the ground, and 6 ft (180 cm) standing height, with a side loading door. The distinctive corrugated body work used throughout the period of production was inspired by German Junkers (Aircraft) starting from the First World War until the 1930s, the three engined Junkers Ju 52 being the las...

Sometimes looking at food being prepared is almost as rewarding as eating it. These are Spanish hams being cut at Brindisa wonderful spanish food shop at Borough Market , London. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

In this cereal cafe in Brick Lane, Lodon, you can chose among over 100 types of cereals for yoru breakfast.  The place is interesting and cereals should be good, as there are huge long queues outside the door of people waiting for their breakfast . Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 I went in early in the morning where there were no queues, and had only an espresso coffee .

London Food Experience.  Food from Myanmar, Burma Food discoveries are infinite in London. This stall selling street food from Burma, Myanmar, was in the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, on Sunday.  Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 The women selling the food are actually Burmese from Burma. This salad tasted just like any other European carrots and broccoli salad, but it is nice to know that also Buddhist monks in that far away country eat it.