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Hey guys, it's Hong Kong here.

I was gonna talk about gossip again, but nothing really gossip worthy's happened. [ This is a lie. ] Hurry up and do something scandalous.

I'm kidding, probably.

[ Or is he. ]

Anyway, so instead, I'm gonna talk about myself for a little while.

Not the "me" that most of you know, but the place called 'Hong Kong.'

A lot of people think it's an island, but that's not true. Sure, there's an island called Hong Kong Island, but I'm a lot more than that. To the north, there's the Kowloon Peninsula and New Territories. That's pretty much the biggest part of Hong Kong, if you can believe it.

And to the west, there's Lantau Island. That's where the airport is. And Disneyland, if you're into that kind of thing. [ Who isn't? C'mon. Happiest place on Earth! ]

There's a bunch of other islands too, actually. About 200 of them.

[ Let's see, what else. ] A lot of people come to see the skyline, which is pretty much the best one in the world. We've got over 7,000 high rise buildings and 112 of them are taller than 180 meters.

The best one's the International Commerce Centre, that's the 2nd tallest building in China and the 4th tallest building in the world. It's got 118 floors and it's 484 meters tall. Two International Finance Centre is the next tallest.

Basically there's a lot of tall buildings.

They look awesome at night, too. That's when we do 'Symphony of Lights,' which is kinda like a permanent light show on the harbor. You have to be there to see it, seriously. Come visit us soon.

[ Okay, let him just take a breath now. ]

If you visit, you've totally gotta try some of the food too. We're pretty famous for it. Like, dim sum? Apparently people think it's a dish, but it really just means small portions of a bunch of different things.

There's also Hong Kong style milk tea, which is basically the only way you oughta drink your tea, far as I'm concerned. It's sort of like the best of British breakfast tea and Chinese style tea at the same time.

I'm getting kinda nostalgic here.

I'll talk about something else, how's that?

Actually, I've been meaning to explain it, but everyone knows I'm part of China, yeah? I'm totally doing my own thing too, but I guess he's kinda my official caretaker for now.

That used to be England, but yeah. Long story.

Also, not that it really matters, but I'm basically a city. A lot of people think I'm a country, which is totally cool, 'cause I wanna be independent someday. [ Sorry for announcing that all over, China. ]

[ Inside he's going 'yeah, I'm gonna get put in time out for like, a month for that. ]

Anyway, if you're in the area, come visit. I'll feed you something good and you can see the best view in the world. [ He poses here, like a boss. ]

I'm gonna turn it over to Marco now.

Don't forget, you can get ahold of me any time if you've got some gossip to share.