Private Tour Number 1,951 of 2,324 on 8th November 2017

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The day I shook hands with an alleged mob | triad boss at a very famous Temple on a private tour of Hong Kong and yes it is another day I will never forget.

I was a pioneer of Private Tours of Hong Kong, putting up my website in 2010 and doing my first tour in April of 2011, I completed 2,324 private tours of Hong Kong before Covid in January 2020 destroyed my business as Hong Kong was literally closed to tourists for 3 years.

I have some amazing memories of my time as a Private Tour Guide not least of which was the day I did a tour with a famous Princess on August 22nd 2012 and then this one when I shook hands with a famous alleged Hong Kong Gangster | Mob Boss | Triad Leader at an Iconic Temple in Hong Kong.

Not just any gangster I might add this is the famous | infamous “Shanghai Boy” all you need to do is type into Google “Shanghai Boy, Gangster, Hong Kong” and you will have a treasure trove of stories both old and current to read.

He was recently arrested again in Hong Kong, mid July 2024 to be more precise, lets just say he is as slippery as an eel when it comes to his freedom!

The Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple in Kowloon is one of my absolute favourite places to visit in Hong Kong, I always call it Hong Kong Culture 101 and it is far superior to the Man Mo Temple on Hong Kong Island favoured by many tour guides simply because it is easy to get to. (that is a story covered in other blog posts I have done.) I have been to the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple around 1,500 + times over the years, iconic is not a big enough word for this place.

When you have done as many private tours of Hong Kong as I have you are bound to have what I call “moments” when amazing things happen simply because you where in the right place at the right time.

This was another such moment.

My guests for the day where a lovely Australian couple and we had made it over to the Temple on the subway after spending time at Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island earlier.

I was taking a picture of one of my guests in front of a secondary temple when I noticed in the background a chap in a white suit surrounded by chaps dressed in black (his security detail) and I knew immediately that it was the infamous “Shanghai Boy” an alleged | reputed mob boss | gangster | triad leader, his image was a regular feature in the press.

His actual name is Kwok Wing-hung

The gentleman in the grey shirt next to him is an employee at the Temple who I knew quite well and he must have told the “Shanghai Boy” who I was because he smiled and made a beeline for us!

As I recalled to the wife later, it was a Tony Soprano moment!

He actually asked me in excellent English, “so you know who I am” ? yes, I replied “you are the Shanghai Boy”, which he found to be very amusing. handshakes all around and off he went with his entourage with lots of pointed fingers, whispers, averted eyes and bows from other members of the public.

At the time he was having major “legal and financial issues” so it was no surprise that he was at the Temple looking to the Gods for divine intervention and naturally proof that it is probably the most famous and best Temple in Hong Kong!

The bodyguards (four of them) where not just for show, there are plenty of people in his world that wish The Shanghai Boy harm and he had been attacked in public quite a few times and alleged gangsters being alleged gangsters in Hong Kong have no problem at all at causing harm and mayhem in public in broad daylight.

Lucky for me I always had my camera with me, proof indeed that my brief encounter with a another famous person actually took place!

Below is just a partial list of my private tour guests and their rather diverse occupations, I completed 2,324 Private Tours of Hong Kong in just 9 years with almost 60% of these private tours being 6 - 8 hours long and the ability to talk to so many wonderful people from all walks of life is a gift I acquired, I had over 6,000 guests, not bad for one person!

I have done private tours with so many wonderful people who have the following diverse occupations:-

A REAL Princess, Very close relatives of a US President!, One Star Admiral of the US 7th Fleet, Nuclear Missile Operations Officer (Missileer) for the USAF, Plumbers, Postman, Supplier of ALL frozen burger pattie’s to McDonalds, Nuclear Sub Commanders, Farmers, Chip Shop Owner, Teachers, Pulitzer Prize Award Winning Journalists, Photocopier Repair Guys, Lawyers, Rocket Scientists, Movie Producers, Consul Generals, Police Officers, Homicide Detectives, Travel Agents, House Keepers, Linguists, Retired and Serving CIA Officers, Fighter Pilots, Army and Navy Guys, Socialites, Students, Judges, Journalists, Software Geeks, Nuclear Power Plant Inspectors, Surgeons, Doctors, Forensic Pathologists, Nurses, Coroners, Venture Capitalists, Hospice Directors, Town Planners, Accountants, Psychiatrists, Nuclear Physicists, Professional Athletes, Ferry Captains, Commercial Pilots, Airline Crew, Social Workers, Veterinarians, Musicians, Theme Park Executives, Professional Photographers, College Professors, Gaming Geeks, Inland Revenue Tax Officials, American Airforce B 52 Bomber Pilot, Senior Engineer / Ballistic Missiles, Bodyguards, Beer Salesmen, Park Rangers, Scuba Diving Instructors, Popcorn Machines Makers, Coastguard Officers, Firemen, Structural Geologists, Veterinarians, Architects, Surveyors, Hooters Waitress, Dentists, Ski Instructors, Civil Engineers, Air Traffic Controllers, Electricians, Top Law Professor's at major US Universities, Librarians, Steel Guys, Economists, Homemakers, Novelists, Book Publishers, Currency Traders, Carpenters, a Rabbi, Boiler Maker, Strawberry Farmers, Food Bloggers, Morticians, Financial Advisers, Corporate Video Makers, Private Investigators, Bounty Hunters, Chiropractors, Air Traffic Controllers, Builders, Stonemasons, Botanists, Dog Sitters, Spy, Geneticists, Interpol Agents, Prison Food Suppliers, Radio Announcers, Military Cryptologists, Forklift Drivers, Locksmiths, Icecream maker, Pastry Chef, Baker, Zoo Keepers, Explosives Experts, DEA Agents, Coffee Traders, Diamond Buyers, Wedding Photographers, Google Guru's, Geologists, Professor of Medieval History, Navy Chef's, Camp Site Operators, Animal Embalmers, Telecomms Engineers, Helicopter Pilots, Oil Industry Divers, Navy Seals, Editor for USA Today, Landscape Gardeners, Mary Kay Super Agents, Hotel Owners, TV Actors, Optometrists, Gourmet Chef's, Acclaimed Plastic Surgeons, Barristers, Travel Bloggers, Politicians, Funeral Home Directors, Former Gang Member, Anthropologist, Children's Book Author, Geophysicist, Chicken Artist, Priest, Movie Makeup Artist, Expert Witness, Bail Bondsman, Opera Singer, Master Brewer, Child Prodigy, Debt Collector, Victoria Secrets Store Manager, Head of a major Charity, Celebrity TV Talking Heads (!), Fortune 500 CEO's, Corporate Trainer, Futures Trader, Waitress (quite a few) General Manager of a Worm Bait Company, Owner of a RV Dealership, Convenience Store Owner, Owner of an Amusement Game Manufacturer, Elephant Conservationists, Chemist, High School Students, Crematorium Operator, Concert Pianist, Vet from Honduras, Hair Stylist for a Funeral Home, Calendar Maker, Pedicab Operator, Poets, F16 Fighter Pilot USAF, Steve Jobs Doctor, Major US Democratic Politician, Big cheese Executives from HBO and CBS, Famous journalist and a Journalism Professor, former Secret Service Agent, Famous Rare Coin and Stamp Collector, Major Charitable Foundation Owner ... and some really, really senior people from J. P. Morgan, Starbucks, United Airlines, Boeing, Google and Microsoft.

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