Hong Kong Air Pollution

Most of this month a brown haze hangs over the territory.

© Kees Metselaar December 22, 2006

Bangkok Christmas Trees

Purple and blue, sponsored by banks and credit card companies.

© Kees Metselaar 2006

Hong Kong Wire 1

Bridges Street in Sheung Wan

© Kees Metselaar 2006

Gotheborg in Hong Kong

The Swedish East Indiaman Gotheborg berthed at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui.
A full-scale replica of the historic vessel with the same name which sank in 1745.
The original Gotheborg made three trips to China.

© Kees Metselaar 1/12/06

World AIDS Day

Thailand, Lopburi, Aids hospice in the Phra Bat Nam Phu temple. Founded in 1992 by Buddhist monk Dr Alongkot Dikkapanyo. More than 100 HIV positive patients are living in the temple complex. The very sick are taken care of by Thai nurses and foreign volunteers. Here a 66 year old chinese man,trying to walk.

© Kees Metselaar 2004