Emmanuel Ampofo 29 Liberia

Ye Qing 28 China

Yoshinobu Akamatsu 29 Japan

Juniebell Balanza 23 Philippines

Ramesh Chinapan 26 Malaysia

Cheng Chi Tat 20 Hong Kong

Alexe Maria-Cristina 21 Romania

Ch Ishtia 27 Pakistan

Tsai Tzu Chi 26 Taiwan

Energetic youths from all over the world

Photos & text by Winkie Tang & Pheobe Wong

Thanks to a sound and advanced transportation system in Hong Kong, people can easily commute between Hong Kong and other parts of the world nowadays.

According to the Tourism Commission, the total number of visitors was over 12 million from February to December last year, and December 2000 was the hottest season, having 1.2 million visitor arrivals.

Here are pictures of 20-year-old guys and gals from different countries. No matter where they come from, there is one thing in common: the vitality of youth.

Lydia Otto 21 Germany

Howard Sunderland 23 England

Choi Young Yee 27 South Korea

Paul Smith 24 Australia

Jessica Price 28 United States

Mohammed Humatin 24 India

Etienne Morandat 25 France

Jorgelina Mastruleri 29 Argentina

John Child 21 Canada