It all started back when I took "History of the East: The Study of Asia's History" in the 8th grade where I first developed interest in learning about Asian countries. Out of all of the roughly 48 Asian nations, the one country that interests me the most is the largest in the world, China. China is a very unique country in that it has the worlds's largest population, 1.3 billion, over 200 cities, and is the world's largest exporter. Of the 200 or so cities, Hong Kong is one of my favorite.
Of the little information that I retained from my 8th grade History class, I vaguely remember that Hong Kong is one of the 200 Chinese cities that really caught my eye. In the past 7 years from 8th grade to Junior in college, there is still little that I know about Hong Kong.
One day, I would like to travel to Hong Kong and learn more about the emerging city. In the last two decades, Hong Kong has come a long way from a
developing city into a well-developed city. Hong Kong is one of China’s fastest
growing cities and, because it is located next to the ocean, they have developed
complicated yet intricate water transportation systems. I would like to explore this water transportation system that involves all kinds of water transportation ranging from cargo ships, cruises, fishing boats, and tourist ships.
One major environmental issue that Hong Kong faces is the large amount of pollution that has been polluting the air and water that surrounds the city. Because of the major development that has taken place in the past two decades, the amount of pollutants have really affected the environment. I would like to learn about how this pollution can be dramatically reduced while not affecting the economic growth of this wonderful city. 
I would travel to Hong Kong and observe the factories that are within or surrounding the city and see how they operate. Next I would take a tour of the water transportation system and see how it is affecting the bodies of water that surrounds the city. I would travel from ships to ships in the line path displayed below so that I can get a clear understanding of how the water transportation system works coming in and out of the Hong Kong Harbor. 
Hopefully, after this trip to Hong Kong to study the complex water transportation system, I will be able to have a better understanding of the city and the environmental issues that they face.
