Hong Kong Hikes

In The New York Times, Alex Frew McMillan talks about the best hiking escapes from the concrete of Hong Kong, including those in the New Territories, north of the Kowloon hills. “They are home to most of Hong Kong’s country parks — the equivalent of national parks for the territory — which became a special administrative region of China in 1997. There are 23 country parks in all, covering about 38 percent of the entire territory.”