Stuck in Hong Kong

It was the inauguration of the East Asia Games in Hong Kong last night (Saturday) and there were fireworks over the Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon part of Hong Kong. I could catch a glimpse from the taxi in TST (Tsim Sha Tsui). Nice start! Things have gone off plan afterwards… In Singapore, I could not get a visa for China in time so this morning, I couldn’t take the ferry to Zhongshan. I went to the ferry terminal on Nathan Road anyway (next to where Denzil’s office was!) to meet the factory CSR manager who organized the pilot training, Myriam (my HK colleague at whose house I am staying) and our two Mandarin speaking trainers. We had time to review the training and talk… and I feel even worse being stuck here and not going to the factory! The whole project is really exciting: we are going to run a financial literacy training (how to control spending, understand a pay slip, write goals, save for them and budget) for migrant workers (coming from other Chinese provinces) in a factory near Guangzhou. It is really encouraging that companies are willing to sponsor that kind of training for their workers and give them the tools and knowledge to better manage their money and get a better life.
So… for now, I am stuck in the Pacific Coffee, struggling with an unstable WiFi connection, and catching up with late work! It is winter here in Hong Kong: everybody is wearing jackets: 18 degrees (Celsius) and sunny!
No pictures today- I gave my camera to Myriam to capture the best moments of the training!