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The Traveling Go Board: Benjamin Hong's Hong Kong Go Adventure

On his BenGoZen blog, Benjamin Hong recently posted a nice report on his Hong Kong go adventure earlier this year. After spotting an ad for go on a bus, Hong was disappointed to discover that the Hong Kong Go Asso­ci­a­tion (HKGA) does not have a go salon where visitors can drop in for a game. "I was pretty bummed to hear that," Hong, a 2-kyu who lives in the metro Washington area, writes. "After all, would my epic go adven­ture in Hong Kong be reduced to sim­ply vis­it­ing the HKGA and maybe tak­ing a few pic­tures? All hope was nearly gone until the sec­re­tary told my mom that I could take pri­vate lessons if I wanted to." This launches an adventure across the city that will be familiar to anyone who's tried to track down go in a foreign country. In addition to being entertaining, Hong's tale has a happy ending and reveals the correct address of the HKGA, including a helpful photo of the sign to look for. Hint, not the one at right.