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Cutlure Corner

Macau and Hong Kong Clive Wood , President

A fantastic day including sites such as the Big Buddha (which I have to say was big) and as you will see in the photos we were able to photo bomb a traditional Japanese wedding when Toru asked if we might have our pictures with the bride and groom. We were dropped back to the hotel for 6pm ready for our transfer to the airport and a very long journey home. I have to say, as with all of our experiences, on this trip the IPA hospitality shown to us in Japan was second to none. Our trip was without doubt enhanced by the friendships we made on the trip and the opportunity to gain a wider understanding of so many different cultures. It is a real privilege to be a member of such an excellent association with such fantastic and I suspect unique member benefits.

Those of you who have now signed up for the daily news email might remember I told you about my use of a travel form during a flying visit to Sri Lanka. S ince then the ship has taken us to three stops in Malaysia , one in Vietnam, one in Thailand and a day in Singapore. Following a couple of days at sea we had an overnight stop in Hong Kong. Gifts exchanged we were back on the turbojet ferry to get across to Hong Kong in time to meet vice president Jack Tam who had offered to host us for the evening. Jack picked us up from the ferry terminal and took us to the night market

where we were able to enjoy street food for dinner. Helen enjoyed the plain noodles which she had also enjoyed earlier in Macau! I can safely report there were no ill effects from eating the street food and it was a real change from the food we have had on the ship for the last three weeks! Gifts exchanged we eventually got back on the ship around 10 o’clock in the evening feeling extremely grubby and tired but having had the most wonderful opportunities across two IPA sections in one day. First-rate hospitality and a safe pair of hands in a strange city.

Travel forms having been submitted many months ago Helen and I got off the ship and immediately made our way to the ferry terminal which takes you across to Macau in about an hour. On arriving we were met by Marco Lei, son of the President of IPA Macau Po Lei and the administrator for the section Sammi Cheang. We spent a wonderful few hours being shown around the sites of Macau. We were treated to a fantastic dim sum lunch and had the opportunity to look around some really plush casinos including the Venetian.

POLICE WORLD Vol 63 No. 3, 2018

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