Hong Kong is a beautiful city at night. You can see the other island (Kowloon glowing with lights). Hong Kong was still under the control of the Brits when I was there. Much, much better Chinese food than in the U.S.
I have visited Hong Kong but never flew to the U.S. from there. But, I have flown to the U.S. from Sydney and Tokyo. Perhaps jet lag was a major factor for the two teams that lost especially for Harry.